Sentences with phrase «as synthetic pesticide»

«Since organic pesticides are not always as effective as synthetic pesticides, they may require more application to achieve the same level of protection,» says Gillean Barkyoumb, MS, RD, of Millennial Nutrition, LLC.

Not exact matches

When Rachel Carson dared to suggest in Silent Spring that synthetic pesticides did more harm than good, her book was dismissed as so much hogwash.

There are conflicting studies on this topic, but farmer's growing organic produce are limited to the use of pesticides that are naturally occurring, while conventional farming practices use synthetic pesticides that are linked to various health problems such as ADHD in children.

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[24] Pesticides are allowed as long as they are not synthetic.

We only use organic cane sugar which is free from various synthetic processes such as the application of pesticides.

Fruits and vegetables that are labeled as organic are grown without using most pesticides or fertilizers with synthetic ingredients, there is no irradiation treatment and the fertilizers that are used are natural.

Most conventional skin, personal and hair products on the market today contain ingredients such as: TEAs, DEAs, glycols, silicones, sulphates, parabens, synthetic colours, oils and flavourings, formaldehyde (or derivatives), insecticides, pesticides and ethoxylates, just to name a few.

Even if organic and conventional produce have virtually the same nutrients, an apple sprayed with harmful synthetic pesticides isn't the same as a plain apple with little to no exposure to organic pesticides.

A product certified with a body such as Australian Certified Organic (ACO) is subject to a stringent auditing process and is guaranteed to be grown and processed free from GMOs, toxic herbicides and pesticides, synthetic hormones, antibiotics, artificial colours, flavours and preservatives — all of which may compromise pet health and life expectancy.

Energy consumption in agriculture includes the direct consumption of fossil energy (e.g. fuel and oil), as well as indirect energy consumption (e.g. from the production of synthetic fertilizers and pesticides).

As organic agriculture uses no synthetic pesticides, there is no risk of synthetic pesticide pollution of ground and surface waters.

«Organic» defines foods produced by methods with no synthetic inputs such as pesticides, chemical fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, irradiation, industrial solvents or chemical food additives.

As organic farmers can not use synthetic substances (e.g. fertilizers, pesticides, pharmaceuticals) they need to restore the natural ecological balance because ecosystem functions are their main productive «input».

Purchasing products that carry the Australian Certified Organic logo saves you time at the store and guarantees the product to be free to range, non GM, pasture - fed, water efficient and biodiversity friendly as well as grown free from synthetic pesticides, herbicides, hormones and antibiotics.

Throughout this website, organic is the absence of synthetic chemicals such as pesticides, antibiotics, food additives, and fertilizers, genetically modified organisms, irradiation, and the use of sewage sludge.

No need to worry about suspected carcinogens (sulfates, parabens, formaldehyde, synthetic fragrances and colorants and more) or pesticide and herbicide residues, as well as contamination from chemical fertilizers.

When you say Organic products, these are products made from materials that uses natural ways of farming and cultivating such as non-use of chemical pesticides, less use of water, synthetic pesticides that consider the ecosystem and biodiversity.

Pediatrician Barbara Cromer of Case Western Reserve University notes that many pesticides and plastics contain synthetic estrogens, and that cattle fattened with estrogen have up to five times as much of it in their tissue as do untreated cattle.

Organic foods are often associated with fewer synthetic fertilizers and pesticides, but the USDA has created plenty of other requirements; to make the grade as a certified organic food.

Organic eggs contain much more absorbable nutrients, they'll minimize your exposure to antibiotics, synthetic hormones and pesticides — as well as delivering more protein.

These include: chemicals released during the preparation of food...; a growing plethora of man - made chemicals found as environmental pollutants (dioxins, certain PCBs and pesticides); those used in cosmetics and some synthetic fragrances.»

Heavy metals found in drinking water, air, food, dental amalgams and vaccines; exposure to synthetic pesticides; and herbicides such as glyphosate — all contribute to the body's toxic burden, and all carry health risks.

Organic: Food that is grown as naturally as possible, without the use of added pesticides, herbicides, synthetic fertilizers and other chemicals is consumed as much as possible.

Synthetic xenoestrogens imitate oestrogen and are widely used industrial chemical compounds such as pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, plastics, and preservatives in cosmetics (e.g. parabens).

In the last few decades the obesity rates have grown alarmingly due to, among other factors, a variety of environmental causes such as food processing and the long list of chemicals, toxins, synthetic hormones, GMO, pesticides, herbicides introduced in our food.

The researchers also found pesticide residues were three to four times more likely in conventional foods than organic ones, as organic farmers are not allowed to apply toxic, synthetic pesticides.

There's a lengthy list of requirements, but one includes that produce can only be called organic if it's certified to have grown on soil that had no prohibited substances [such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides] applied for three years prior to harvest.

While it is impossible to avoid phthalates completely, we can drastically decrease our exposure by avoiding plastics to the best of our ability, especially in the kitchen (replace plastic storage containers with glass ones), avoiding synthetic fragrances (assume that any product that lists «fragrance,» «perfume» or «parfum» as an ingredient contains the chemical), purchase phthalate - free makeup, eat organic whenever possible (to avoid phthalates in pesticides), and finally, by avoiding the use of scented candles and air fresheners with synthetic scents (pure essential oils are a healthier alternative).

As we continue to increase our understanding about the benefits of foods grown and produced without pesticides, genetically modified organisms, synthetic fertilizers, preservatives, and toxins, the organic market will continue to increase in choice and accessibility for all.

It results from direct contact to allergens, such as pyrethrins found in flea collars, pesticides used on the lawn, grasses, materials such as wool or synthetics used in carpets or bedding, etc..

These foods should not be exposed to synthetic chemicals such as fertilizers, pesticides, or antibiotics during production, should not be from genetically modified organisms, and should meet other guidelines for storage, transport, and production.

Sustainable growth and harvesting procedures for organic products begins with soil, which must be free of prohibited substances, such as petroleum or sewage - based fertilizers, chemical pesticides, GMOs, antibiotics, hormones and other synthetics.

However, the number is probably closer to 25 - 30 % as they failed to include the «manufacture and use of pesticides and fertilizers, fuel and oil for tractors, equipment, trucking and shipping, electricity for lighting, cooling, and heating, and emissions of carbon dioxide, methane, nitrous oxide and other green house gases» and «still doesn't include a large portion of the fuel, the synthetic nitrogen fertilizer, some of the nitrous oxide, all of the CFCs and bromines, and most of the transport» and methane emissions.

«Synthetic fibers are problematic because they do not biodegrade, and tend to bind with molecules of harmful chemical pollutants found in wastewater, such as pesticides or flame retardants.

Coal is an abundant natural resource that can be used as a source of energy, as a chemical feedstock from which numerous synthetic compounds (e.g., dyes, oils, waxes, pharmaceuticals, and pesticides) can be derived, and in the production of coke for metallurgical processes.