Sentences with phrase «direct exposure to pesticides»
The key concern in the advisory was with direct exposure to pesticides.
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In addition to the direct environmental benefits Organic Agriculture provides, it reduces farm costs in the long - term by increasing soil fertility, ensures animal welfare, protects farmers against dangerous pesticide exposure and contributes to rural development by generating additional farm employment and fair incomes.
«Chronic exposure to pesticides during the early life stage of honeybees may contribute to their inadequate nutrition or direct poisoning with a resulting impact on the survival and development of the entire bee brood,» he said.
Limitations of the study include that the study estimated exposure to pesticides based on women's self - reported intake combined with pesticide residue surveillance data rather than through direct measurement.
Insecticides and other pesticides kill honey bees, either acutely by direct exposure to the chemicals or as part of a group of stressors that kills honeybees,» he said.
The case is significant because farmers have so far been unable to prove a direct link between illness and exposure to pesticides.