Plant Fibers Meet Tiny Metal Cages to Hunt Down Farm Chemical Pollution
University of Tennessee researchers are combining plant-derived nanocellulose with metal-organic frameworks to create portable materials that detect and break down ...
Tag: pesticide residues
Cigarette Filters Reborn as Green Sorbents to Catch Pesticides in Vegetables
Researchers converted cellulose acetate cigarette filters into hydrophobic deep eutectic solvent-coated sorbents for microextraction of chlorpyrifos and fenitrothion from vegetables, ...
Hidden Pesticides Lurk in Fish from Northern Ghana’s Reservoirs, Study Warns of Long-Term Cancer Risk
A new study of African catfish and Nile tilapia from Ghana's Libga and Builpela reservoirs detects persistent pesticide residues, including ...
Hidden Metals, Clean Crops: First Multi-Matrix Food Safety Scan in Lao Highlands
A pilot study of vegetables, soils, and irrigation water in Pakxong District, southern Laos, found no detectable pesticide residues but ...
Soil Bacteria From Mango Orchards Devour Persistent Neonicotinoid Pesticide
Researchers in India have isolated two Pseudomonas strains from mango orchard soil that degrade up to 99 percent of the ...
Banned DDT Lingers in Bangladesh’s Dried Fish, but Health Risks Stay Low, Nationwide Study Finds
A nationwide survey of 96 dried fish samples across Bangladesh finds that banned DDT residues have declined sharply, are dominated ...
Earthworm Guts Turn Out to Be Tiny Bioreactors That Break Down a Common Veterinary Drug in Soil
New metagenomic research shows that the earthworm gut microbiome selectively enriches bacterial genes and genera that biodegrade the persistent anthelmintic ...
Bee Pollen Reveals Hidden Pesticide Peaks Across Latvian Farmland
A two-year Latvian study of pollen from six apiaries found pesticide exposure in honey bees to be episodic and seasonally ...
Tanzania’s Rising Pesticide Use Poses Growing Health and Environmental Risks
A 25-year systematic review finds pesticide use in Tanzania has surged since 2000, leaving farmers poisoned, food contaminated, and malaria ...
Fungicide Residues Found in Nearly All Saudi Grape Samples, But Health Risk Mostly Low
A validated LC–MS/MS survey of 200 grape products in Najran, Saudi Arabia found strobilurin fungicide residues in most samples, with ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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