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Development of national emission standards for pesticides manufacturing industry
Pesticide Sector comprises many processing units which adopt different technologies, equipments, unit process and unit operations for manufacturing various products. The manufacturing processes lead to generation of a wide spectrum of air pollutants, mainly inorganic hazardous air pollutants. Some of these pollutants are toxic, responsible for damage of materials and creation of malodour. Besides these hazardous air pollutants, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) mainly solvents are generated as fugitive emissions.
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No consensus on vulture census, conservation
Vulture conservation in India is in a state of flux. The only point that researchers agree on is that it is absolutely vital but there is no consensus on how to go about it. There is a dispute
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First steps
Major recommendations of Ganguly panel
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Bird populations in India dwindling at alarming rate
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India's corrupt pesticide registration system
for years corruption and irregularities in the pesticide registration system in India has been a well-documented norm. Unfortunately, it has taken action from us authorities, which has, for the first
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US fines Dow Chemicals for bribery by Indian subsidiary
on february 13, 2007, Dow Chemical Co was fined us $325,000 by the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (sec) on bribery charges against one of its Indian subsidiaries, De-Nocil. Dow
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Bollworm insecticide now more effective
tackling pests could just get easier. Helicoverpa Armigera Nuclear Polyhedral virus (hanpv), a microbial insecticide, has so far failed to tackle the Helicoverpa armigera or bollworm, a pest that
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SC refuses interim relief to Kerala government in Coke case
On February 15, 2007, the Supreme Court refused to grant interim relief to the Kerala government, which had challenged a high court order quashing a ban on the sale of cola products in the state. A
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In Short
>> Colombia recently decided to stop glyphosate aerial spraying near the Ecuador border (see
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Facing hazards at work : agricultural workers and pesticide exposure in Kuttanad, Kerala
Pesticides are responsible for hundreds of cases of poisoning in the developing world, where information and training on the potential negative health effects of these chemicals is often lacking. While the impact of the indiscriminate use of toxic
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Mosquito specific pesticide in the offing?
is another menacing insecticide ready for a run? Scientists from Rochester University's Mayo Clinic in the us claim to have made a breakthrough in creating a pesticide that can kill mosquitoes
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In Brief
Eye for the rare Slender loris, a nocturnal primate with huge eyes, is endemic to Sri Lanka and is one of the rarest and weirdest animals, which will be the focus of an ambitious conservation
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Epidemiological studies of pesticide exposed individuals and their clinical implications
Epidemiological studies were conducted in pesticide exposed agricultural workers along with an equal number of age- and sex-matched controls. All the 200 exposed volunteers were suffering from fever, nausea, headache and other abnormal symptoms and visited the hospital for general health check-up. These cases
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Status of groundwater quality in India: Part I
This report presents the environmental profiles of metropolitan cities and problem areas identified by CPCB and their groundwater quality status. The groundwater quality data obtained during survey were evaluated against drinking water quality requirements [BIS 10500, (1991) & WHO (1996) Standards]. Salinity, nitrate, Coliform & Fluoride are the main water quality issues in the metro cities and problem areas of the country.
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Cut back on pesticides for healthier lives
The current European Union Directive for authorising pesticides (Directive 91/414/EEC for the placing of plant protection products in the EU market) is totally inadequate to prevent the
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Pesticide use in the rice bowl of Kerala: health costs and policy options
This report examines pesticide use in Kuttanad, India, an economically sensitive area often referred to as the rice bowl of Kerala. Using primary data collected from pesticide applicators and farm labor, the report assesses short-term health costs associated with pesticide exposure.
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Hard Battle
In a year of remixes, I the cola controversy I was a tune that stayed true to its original from three years ago. In August, the Delhi-based Centre for Science and
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The children behind our cotton
Many children in the cotton fields are exposed to what is termed hazardous child labour, which can result in them being killed, injured or made ill as a result of their work (agriculture is one of the three most dangerous sectors in which to work, along
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Pesticides on a plate: a consumer guide to pesticide issues in the food chain
This booklet gives a simple overview for a non-technical audience on what pesticides are and the hazards they pose, with a focus on pesticide residues in food and how to avoid these. It also discusses how farmers and farm workers can be affected, particularly in developing countries, and the costs society pays for pesticide problems.