A recent study published in the Communications Earth & Environment journal brought to light the rampant quantities of pesticides present in the Upper Rhine River Valley.  What's happening? ...

synthetic pesticides do not contaminate surface and ground waters. In fact, organic farming reduces or eliminates water pollution and helps conserve water and soil on the farm. According to the Food ...

systemic pesticide pollution of our landscapes and waterways.” Water pollution by pesticides is dominated by some of the most widely use pesticides. Atrazine, the nation’s second most-used pesticide, ...

Pesticides do not remain where they are applied – through various pathways, residues end up in meadows, forests and water bodies, even in areas far from agriculture. This poses a risk to the ...

The Kansas River is polluted, and a major culprit is runoff from vast farmlands and city streets. Nothing new there. But a just-released study gives perhaps the most comprehensive look yet into ...

Bourama Traoré and his brother, now aged 20 and 29, grew up along the banks of the Niger River. Their daily routine has ...

Campaigners warn that agricultural and sewage pollution combined with the ... we've got too many nutrients, pesticides and soil in the river," he said. There was "very little money" for monitoring ...

The industrial age has brought millions of pounds of toxic contaminants into our environment. Pollution, synthetic chemicals, pesticides, heavy metals and even chemicals from household products are ...

Pollution in the Arkavathy River stretch near TG Halli Reservoir ... including mercury, the banned pesticide DDT, cancer-causing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), and fluoride.