An analysis of data in Illinois has found a link between higher county -
level use of an herbicide called glyphosate and reduced abundance of adult monarch butterflies, especially in areas with concentrated agriculture.
Not exact matches
Tropical Traditions has a ZERO tolerance
level for GMOs,
herbicides, and pesticides, and since the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) allows small residue amounts
of pesticides and
herbicides approved by the EPA for conventional crops to be present in USDA Organic certified products, we knew that we had to develop our own standards to both
use in purchasing products directly from producers, as well as to educate our consumers on our own values and standards.
A research team led by Jeanne Mager Stellman
of the Mailman School
of Public Health at Columbia University reported in April that the
herbicides used to defoliate battle zones contained two to four times the previously reported
levels of dioxin, a poison linked to a high incidence
of prostate cancer, diabetes, birth defects, and other ailments among American veterans, the Vietnamese, and their descendants.
Elevated atmospheric CO2 is associated with decreased plant nitrogen concentration, and therefore decreased protein, in many crops, such as barley, sorghum, and soy.210, 211,212,213 The nutrient content
of crops is also projected to decline if soil nitrogen
levels are suboptimal, with reduced
levels of nutrients such as calcium, iron, zinc, vitamins, and sugars, although this effect is alleviated if sufficient nitrogen is supplied.214 Fourth, farmers are expected to need to
use more
herbicides and pesticides because
of increased growth
of pests215, 216,217,218 and weeds219, 220 as well as decreased effectiveness221 and duration222
of some
of these chemicals (Ch.
Increased weed and pest pressure associated with longer growing seasons and warmer winters will be an increasingly important challenge; there are already examples
of earlier arrival and increased populations
of some insect pests such as corn earworm.64 Furthermore, many
of the most aggressive weeds, such as kudzu, benefit more than crop plants from higher atmospheric carbon dioxide, and become more resistant to
herbicide control.72 Many weeds respond better than most cash crops to increasing carbon dioxide concentrations, particularly «invasive» weeds with the so - called C3 photosynthetic pathway, and with rapid and expansive growth patterns, including large allocations
of below - ground biomass, such as roots.73 Research also suggests that glyphosate (for example, Roundup), the most widely -
used herbicide in the United States, loses its efficacy on weeds grown at the increased carbon dioxide
levels likely to occur in the coming decades.74 To date, all weed / crop competition studies where the photosynthetic pathway is the same for both species favor weed growth over crop growth as carbon dioxide is increased.72