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PUDS – The Pesticide Use Data System

Introduction PUDS Methodology and Data Sources Dealing With Data Gaps Conglomerates Dealing With Missing Years Further Issues Access the Pesticide Use Data System (PUDS) HERE See also: Pesticides Introduction Pesticide Usage Dietary Risks of Pesticides The Dietary Risk Index Impacts of GE on Pesticide Use Environmental and Other Impacts of Pesticides Introduction PUDS provides access […]

Pesticide Use Indicators

Rate of Application Metrics Measures of the Extent of Use Limits of “Pounds Applied” Measures of Total Use by Type of Pesticide Measures of Total Pesticide Use Measuring Other Impacts Associated With Pesticide Use The most common metric of “pesticide use” is the pounds of active ingredient applied in a given year on an acre […]

Environmental, Human Health, and Other Impacts of Pesticides

Click here to view additional related posts Environmental Impacts Farmworker Exposure Health Impacts Pollinator Health Yield and Soil Quality Environmental Impacts In the News post on 2017 E & E News article about persistent environmental impacts of DDT 2015 paper in PeerJ “Significance and value of non-traded ecosystem services on farmland” Pesticides All Too Common in […]

Scientists Estimate That Pesticides are Reducing Crop Yields by ONE-THIRD Through Impaired Nitrogen Fixation

Posted on December 14, 2016 in Pesticides | 116 Views | Leave a response

Over the last forty years nitrogen fertilizer use has increased seven-fold and nearly every acre of intensively farmed, conventional cropland is treated with pesticides. A team of scientists explored the impact of pesticides and other environmental toxicants on symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF) brought about by Rhizobium bacteria (Fox et al., 2007). Their findings were published […]

The Dietary Risk Index (DRI)

The Dietary Risk Index, or DRI, is a complex analytical system that quantifies the relative risks stemming from pesticides in food. The DRI value for a given food-pesticide combination takes into account the level of residues in the food, the chronic toxicity of the pesticide, and the typical number of grams in a single serving […]

Hygeia Analytics – Who We Are

The Hygeia Analytics Team About Dr. Benbrook List of Dr. Benbrook’s Peer-Reviewed Publications Dr. Benbrook’s Participation in Congressional Hearings See also: About Hygeia Analytics Site Map and Keywords Why Hygeia? Thoughts on Funding and “Sound Science” Acronyms and Glossary The Hygeia Analytics Team The original content of Hygeia Analytics, and narrative presented without attribution to […]

Another Study Highlights Huge Economic Impact of Pesticide Use and Exposures

Posted on November 16, 2016 in GMOs, Hot Science, Pesticides | 280 Views | Leave a response

This study reports some remarkable numbers quantifying the economic impact of exposures to endocrine disrupting chemicals. Pesticides cause the second largest impact — some $44 billion — right behind flame retardants. While worrisome enough, the huge increases now occurring in herbicide, insecticide, and fungicide use on farms growing the three major genetically engineered (GE, or GMO) crops (corn, soybeans, cotton) is bound to markedly increase exposures, reproductive problems, birth defects, and a host of life-long health problems. Hopefully sooner rather than later, the agricultural commodity groups and farmers will rediscover prevention-based Integrated Pest Management (IPM) and start to reduce their…

Impacts of GE on Pesticide Use

Click here to view additional related posts Impacts on Herbicide Use Impacts on Insecticide Use Net Impacts of GE Crop Technology 2012 Environmental Sciences Europe Paper Glyphosate Use 2,4-D and Dicamba Herbicide Timelines Dynamic Presentations Pesticide use encompasses the applications of herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, soil fumigants, and several other types of pesticides targeting other organisms. […]

About Hygeia Analytics

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Pesticides

Click here to view additional related posts Introduction and Pesticides 101 Pesticide Usage Pesticide Use Date Sources Pesticide Use Indicators Pesticide Use Data System (PUDS) PUDS Methodology and Data Sources Dealing with Data Gaps Conglomerates Dealing With Missing Years Further Implications Dietary Risks Human Health Impacts Dietary Risk Index Impacts of GE on Pesticide Use […]