properties needs to be elucidated. This study compared the short-term effects of a range of gentamicin concentrations on the microbiome and resistome of bacterial enrichments and microcosms of an agricultural soil using a metagenomic approach. Gentamicin impact on bacterial biomass was roughly estimated by the number of 16S rRNA gene copies...

## Multistate models of developmental toxicity: Application to valproic acid-induced malformations in the zebrafish embryo

**Authors:** Simeon S, Beaudouin R, Brotzmann K, Braunbeck T, Bois FY

**Source:** TOXICOLOGY AND APPLIED PHARMACOLOGY 414:115424, 2021, [DOI: 10.1016/j.taap.2021.115424](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.taap.2021.115424)

**Abstract:** For the determination of acute toxicity of chemicals in zebrafish (*Danio rerio*) embryos, the OECD test guideline 236, relative to the Fish Embryo Toxicity Test (FET), stipulates a dose-response analysis of four lethal core endpoints and a quantitative characterization of abnormalities including their time-dependency. Routinely, the data are analyzed at the different observation times separately. However, observations at a given time strongly depend on the previous effects and should be analyzed jointly with them. To solve this problem, we developed multistate models for occurrence of developmental malformations and live events in zebrafish embryos exposed to eight concentrations of valproic acid (VPA) the first five days of life...

High levels of fluoroalkyl substances and potential disruption of thyroid hormones in three gull

## species from South Western France

**Authors:** Sebastiano M, Jouanneau W, Blevin P, Angelier F, Parenteau C, Gernigon J, Lemesle JC, Robin F, Pardon P, Budzinski H et al.

**Source:** SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 765:144611, 2021, [DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144611](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.144611)

**Abstract:** Per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) raised increasing concerns over the past years due to their persistence and global distribution. Understanding their occurrence in the environment and their disruptive effect on the physiology of humans and wildlife remains a major challenge in ecotoxicological studies. Here, we investigate the occurrence of several carboxylic and sulfonic PFAS in 105 individuals of three seabird species (27 great black-backed gull Larus marinus; 44 lesser black-backed gull Larus fuscus graellsii; and 34 European herring gull Larus argentatus) from South western France. We further estimated the relationship between plasma concentrations of PFAS and i) the body condition of the birds and ii) plasma concentrations of thyroid hormone triiodothyronine (TT3)...

## Suspect screening of environmental contaminants by UHPLC-HRMS and transposable Quantitative Structure-Retention Relationship modelling

**Authors:** Bride E, Heinisch S, Bonnefille B, Guillemain C, Margoum C

**Source:** JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 409:124652, 2021, [DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124652](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124652)

**Abstract:** A Quantitative Structure-Retention Relationship (QSRR) model is proposed and aims at increasing the confidence level associated to
the identification of organic contaminants by Ultra-High Performance Liquid Chromatography hyphenated to High Resolution Mass Spectrometry (UHPLC-HRMS) in environmental samples under a suspect screening approach. The model was built from a selection of 8 easily accessible physicochemical descriptors, and was validated from a set of 274 organic compounds commonly found in environmental samples...

Combining human and snail
indicators for an integrative
risk assessment of
metal(loid)-contaminated
soils

Authors: Louzon M, Pauget B, Pelfrene A, Gimbert F, de Vaufleury A

Source: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
409:124182, 2021, DOI:
[10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124182](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124182)

**Abstract:** With the new soil uses such as land restoration and to protect wilderness, the human health risk assessment (HHRA) and environmental risk assessment (ERA) should be combined. Based on the relationships demonstrated between an indicator of soil quality, the land snail, and human exposure, the aim of this study is to examine the snail and human risk indicators for twenty-nine soils contaminated by metal(loid)s. HHRA was evaluated by both hazard quotient and carcinogenic risk. When the human health indicators were ranked as uncertain, they were weighted by bioaccessibility to refine the risk assessment...

Sub-chronic effects of AgNPs
and AuNPs on *Gammarus fossarum* (Crustacea
Amphipoda): From molecular
to behavioural responses

Authors: Mehennaoui K, Cambier S, Minguez L, Serchi T, Guerold F, Gutleb AC, Giamberini L

Source: ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 210:111775, 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111775

**Abstract:** The aim of the present study was the assessment of the sub-chronic effects of silver (AgNPs) and gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) of 40 nm primary size either stabilised with citrate (CIT) or coated with polyethylene glycol (PEG) on the freshwater invertebrate Gammarus fossarum. Silver nitrate (AgNO3) was used as a positive control in order to study the contribution of silver ions potentially released from AgNPs on the observed effects. A multibiomarker approach was used to assess the long-term effects of AgNPs and AuNPs 40 nm on molecular, cellular, physiological and behavioural responses of *G. fossarum*...

Effects of gamma ionizing
radiation exposure on Danio
rerio embryo-larval stages -
comparison with tritium
exposure

Authors: Gagnaire B, Arcanjo C, Cavalie I, Camilleri V, Simon O, Dubourg N, Floriani M, Adam-Guillermin C

Source: JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
408:124866, 2021, DOI:
[10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124866](https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.124866)

**Abstract:** The objective was to investigate the effects of ionizing radiation induced in zebrafish early life stages by coupling responses obtained at the molecular (genotoxicity, ROS production, gene expression) and phenotypic (tissue alteration, embryo-larval development) levels. Here we present results obtained after exposure of 3 hpf larvae to 10 days of gamma irradiation at 3.3 x 10(1), 1.3 x 10(2) and 1.2 x 10(3) mu Gy/h, close to and higher than the benchmark for protection of ecosystems towards ionizing radiations of 10(1) mu Gy/h. Dose rates used in these studies were chosen to be in the 'derived
consideration reference level' (DCRL) for gamma irradiation where deleterious effects can appear in freshwater fish...

## Phytomanagement with grassy species, compost and dolomitic limestone rehabilitates a meadow at a wood preservation site

**Authors:** Burges A, Oustriere N, Galende M, Marchand L, Bes CM, Paidjan E, Puschenreiter M, Becerril JM, Mench M

**Source:** ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING 160:106132, 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoleng.2020.106132

**Abstract:** Brownfield surface is expanding in Europe, but as often abandoned or underused, these areas become refuge for microbial, faunal and floral biodiversity. However, brownfield sites are generally contaminated, likely posing severe environmental risks. At a former wood preservation site contaminated with Cu, we evaluated the efficiency of compost and dolomitic limestone incorporation into the soil, followed by revegetation with Cu-tolerant grassy species, as a phytomanagement option to increase vegetation cover and plant diversity while reducing pollutant linkages...

## Comparative selectivity of nano and commercial formulations of pirimicarb on a target pest, Brevicoryne brassicae, and its predator *Chrysoperla carnea*

**Authors:** Maroofpour N, Mousavi M, Hejazi MJ, Iranipour S, Hamishehkar H, Desneux N, Biondi A, Haddi K

**Source:** ECOTOXICOLOGY Early access, 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s10646-021-02349-x

**Abstract:** Nanotechnology is a new field in the pesticide industry. Nanopesticides represent an emerging technological tool that offers a range of benefits including increased efficacy, durability, and reduction in the amounts of used active ingredients. However, due to the lack of studies on the toxicity and the sublethal effects on pests and natural enemies, the extent of action and fate of these nanopesticides is still not fully understood limiting thus their wide use...

## A new, simple, efficient and robust multi-residue method based on pressurised-liquid extraction of agricultural soils to analyze pesticides by liquid chromatography coupled with a high resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer

**Authors:** Caria G, Proix N, Mougin C, Ouddane B, Net S

**Source:** INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY Early access, 2021, DOI: 10.1080/03067319.2021.1889531

**Abstract:** A new method for the analysis of pesticides in agricultural soils by using liquid chromatography coupled with a high-resolution quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometer (LC-QTOF-MS) has been developed. Twenty-four pesticides including herbicides, insecticides or fungicides have been studied. The linearity of the external calibration of the pesticides obtained from levels of concentration ranging from 0.010 to 400 µg/L gives satisfactory results with the correlation coefficients higher than 0.99...

## Effects of diclofenac on sentinel species and aquatic
## communities in semi-natural conditions

**Authors:** Joachim S, Beaudouin R, Daniele G, Geffard A, Bado-Nilles A, Tebby C, Palluel O, Dedourge-Geffard O, Fieu M, Bonnard M... More

**Source:** ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 211:111812, 2021, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.111812

**Abstract:** Due to the potential hazard of diclofenac on aquatic organisms and the lack of higher-tier ecotoxicological studies, a long-term freshwater mesocosm experiment was set up to study the effects of this substance on primary producers and consumers at environmentally realistic nominal concentrations 0.1, 1 and 10 µg/L (average effective concentrations 0.041, 0.44 and 3.82 µg/L). During the six-month exposure period, the biovolume of two macrophyte species (*Nasturtium officinale* and *Callitriche platycarpa*) significantly decreased at the highest treatment level...

## OUVRAGES / RAPPORTS / ACTES DE CONGRES

### Ecologie : mieux comprendre... pour tout changer

Larousse. 04,2021, 352 p.

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A quoi notre monde ressemblera-il dans quelques années ? Quels sont les vrais problèmes posés par la pollution, le dérèglement climatique, la baisse de la biodiversité ? Quel est le vrai poids des

lobbys ? [...]. Energie, pollution de l'air et pollution plastique, climat, disparition des espèces, sont ici décryptés, avec à l'appui chiffres clés et infographies.

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## The changing landscape of atherosclerosis Nature

Libby P. The changing landscape of atherosclerosis. Nature 592:524-533, 2021, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-021-03392-8

Emerging evidence has spurred a considerable evolution of concepts relating to atherosclerosis, and has called into question many previous notions. [...]

Non-traditional drivers of atherosclerosis—such as disturbed sleep, physical inactivity, the microbiome, air pollution and environmental stress—have also gained attention. [...] These advances in our understanding of the biology of atherosclerosis have opened avenues to therapeutic interventions that promise to improve the prevention and treatment of now-ubiquitous atherosclerotic diseases.

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## REVUE DE PRESSE / ALTERNATIVES / BIOPESTICIDES

### Protein discovery could help enable eco-friendly fungicides

EurekAlert! 04/03/21

New research reveals an essential step in scientists' quest to create targeted, more eco-friendly fungicides that protect food crops.
[...] their [extracellular vesicles] pivotal roles in communication between invading microorganisms and their hosts were recognized only recently.

UC Riverside geneticist Hailing Jin and her team
[found](#) plants use these vesicles to launch RNA
molecules at fungal invaders, suppressing the
genes that make the fungi dangerous. [...](#)

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REVUE DE PRESSE /
ASSOCIATIONS

Prenatal exposure to
pesticides increases the risk
of obesity in adolescence

EurekAlert! 29/04/21

Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs) (organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc) may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure. This was the main conclusion of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. [...](#)

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Exposure to Roundup®
extends to
seizure-like
behavior in roundworms

EurekAlert! 27/04/21

[...] Now researchers from Florida Atlantic University (FAU) are evaluating the pesticide [Roundup®] for potential neurological impacts. [...] The FAU researchers exposed the [roundworm Caenorhabditis elegans] C. elegans to varying formulations of Roundup®, glyphosate and saline controls. [...] Exposure to Roundup®

doubled the duration of the convulsions in the
worms. The concentration of Roundup® in the
study were 1,000 times lower than that approved
by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for
use in humans.

[...] Taken in a translational light, these findings spur further exploration into how glyphosate and Roundup® affect seizure and behavioral symptomology in mammals."

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Toxic fluorocarbons - Not just
in ski waxes

EurekAlert! 26/04/01

Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in ski wax have been receiving a lot of attention recently, but waxes constitute only a limited part of the problem of the PFAS group of toxicants. [...] The toxic substances [PFAS] don't break down and instead accumulate, both in nature and in your body.

"Due to their extensive use, humans and animals all over the world are continuously exposed to PFAS," says Håkon Austad Langberg, a PhD candidate at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) [...](#)

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Research Shows Adverse
Impacts of Glyphosate on the
Human Gut Microbiome

Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2021

A bioinformatics tool developed by researchers
from the University of Turku in Finland indicates
that “54% of species in the core human gut
microbiome are sensitive to glyphosate.” This
tool may help predict which microbes in the
human gut could be negatively affected by
exposure to the ubiquitous herbicide. Because
damage to the gut biome is linked to a variety of
diseases, this information could prove critical in
recognition of the role(s) glyphosate may play in
the development of human diseases. [...]

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# Pesticide Exposure Increases Susceptibility to Covid-19, Gulf War Veterans Found At Risk

Beyond Pesticides, April 28, 2021

New evidence set to be presented at the Experimental Biology (EB) 2021 meeting held this week suggests that Gulf War Veterans and other individuals with prior pesticide exposures may be more susceptible to Covid-19 infection. [...] "The reason why COVID-19 causes a severe form of disease leading to hospitalization and high rates of mortality in a small segment of society is unclear," said Prakash Nagarkatti, PhD, co-author of the study and vice president for research at the University of South Carolina. "This work sheds new light on exposure to pesticides and potential susceptibility to COVID-19 through altered immune response." [...]

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# 'These are products that are everywhere': study finds household chemicals may reduce male fertility

CTV News 27/04/21

Exposure to some chemicals during pregnancy seems to have negative effects on the fertility of mother's sons 20 years later, according to a new study.

The problem lies with endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs), which mess with the body's hormones. [...]

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# Plastics and toxic chemicals are killing fish – and poisoning us

National Observer 29/04/21

The study, published by the International Pollutants Elimination Network (IPEN), not peer-reviewed, [...] is the first systematic review of these dispersed studies designed to paint a global picture of the problem.

The findings were dire: Pollution is compromising the world's oceans, fisheries and coastal communities while exacerbating the impacts of climate change and overfishing. [...]

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# L'exposition à certains cocktails de pesticides favoriseraient le risque de cancer du sein chez les femmes ménopausées

Génération futures 21/04/21

[...] Une étude menée dans la cohorte NutriNet-Santé a montré des associations protectrices entre la proportion élevée d'aliments biologiques dans l'alimentation et différents types de cancers, y compris le cancer du sein en postménopause. [...]

Les résultats : [...] D'une part, le groupe de femmes ménopausées reflétant une faible exposition à plusieurs pesticides de synthèse a montré un moindre risque de développer un cancer du sein. Au contraire, ce risque a été augmenté chez les femmes en surpoids exposées à 4 substances actives pesticides, à savoir, le chlorpyrifos, l'imazalil, le malathion et le thiabendazole. [...]
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# Carte interactive de l'eau du robinet -Les pesticides se la coulent douce !

UFC-Que Choisir 20/04/21

Si la 4e édition de la carte interactive de l'eau du robinet confirme que la plupart des Français reçoivent une eau conforme en tous points aux critères réglementaires, elle met en revanche en lumière les graves carences de la réglementation et des mesures de gestion locales en matière de pesticides et de perturbateurs endocriniens. [...] L'UFC-Que Choisir et Générations Futures demandent une interdiction des pesticides suspectés d'être des perturbateurs endocriniens, ainsi qu'un renforcement urgent par le ministère de la Santé des exigences en matière d'analyses de pesticides devant être impérativement réalisées par les Agences Régionales de Santé. [...]

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# Florida Officials Put a Stop to Trump Era Proposal to Spray Highly Toxic Insecticide in Citrus Groves

Beyond Pesticides, April 27, 2021

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is denying a chemical company's application to use a highly toxic insecticide on the state's citrus crops due to the risks the chemical poses to human health and the environment [...]. At issue is aldicarb, a carbamate class insecticide that was cancelled in the U.S. over a decade ago. [...]

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# Grandmother's Exposure to Banned Pesticide DDT Increases Breast Cancer and Cardiometabolic Disorder Risk in Granddaughters

Beyond Pesticides, April 22, 2021

Past maternal exposure to the pesticide dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) during pregnancy can increase the risk of breast cancer and cardiometabolic disorders (e.g., heart disease, obesity, diabetes) up to three successive generations, according to a new study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. [...] this study is the first to note generational effects on grandchildren's health. [...]

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# Aldicarb's return puts children and farm workers at risk

PANNA 22/04/21

Aldicarb, a pesticide that has seen minimal use in the United States over the past decade, was re-approved for use on citrus crops in January, after a rushed process that barely accommodated the legally mandated public comment period for the re-registration of the chemical.

[...] This will put a pesticide that is classified as "extremely hazardous" by the World Health Organization into use, raising the risks of groundwater contamination, accidental ingestion with food products, and direct exposure to orchard workers and wildlife. [...]

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# Study Finds Eagle Populations Experiencing Widespread Rodenticide Exposure

Beyond Pesticides, April 21, 2021

The vast majority of bald and golden eagles in the United States are contaminated with toxic anticoagulant rodenticides, according to research published in the journal PLOS One earlier this month. Although eagle populations have largely recovered from their lows in the 1960s and 70s, the study is a stark reminder that human activity continues to threaten these iconic species. “Although the exact pathways of exposure remain unclear, eagles are likely exposed through their predatory and scavenging activities,” said study author Mark Ruder, PhD, assistant professor at the University of Georgia to CNN. [...]

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# Roundup Shown to Kills Bees—But Not How You Might Expect

Beyond Pesticides, April 20, 2021

Roundup products [...] kill exposed bumblebees at high rates, according to a new study published in the Journal of Applied Ecology, which points to undisclosed inert ingredients (those that typically make up a majority of the product formulation) as the primary culprit. Roundup products have become synonymous with their main active ingredient glyphosate, but Bayer-Monsanto has been quietly reformulating its flagship product with different herbicides [...]. The new study reveals that these new Roundup products present the same hazards to pollinators as glyphosate-based formulations, raising important questions about the pesticide regulatory process. [...]

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# Nouveau rapport exclusif sur les graves lacunes de dossiers d'évaluation de pesticides perturbateurs endocriniens !

Générations futures 08/04/21

Un nouveau rapport exclusif démontre les graves lacunes de dossiers d'évaluation de 6 pesticides perturbant le système endocrinien dont les autorisations arrivent à terme.

D'après les auteurs, ces lacunes pourraient avoir comme effet la ré-autorisation de ces pesticides dangereux alors même que la règlementation européenne introduit l'interdiction de la mise sur le marché de substances pesticides ayant des effets de perturbation endocrinienne ! [...]

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# Invertebrates and Plants Face Increasing Threat from Pesticides Use, Despite Declining Chemical Use Patterns

Beyond pesticides 08/04/21

Pesticide use threatens aquatic and terrestrial invertebrates and plants more than ever, despite declining chemical use and implementation of genetically engineered (GE) crops in the U.S., according to a University Koblenz-Landau, Germany study. Since the publication of Rachel Carson's Silent Spring (1962), many environmental agencies have banned the use of pesticides like organochlorines, organophosphates, and carbamates for their devastating toxic-sometimes lethal-effects, particularly on vertebrates, including humans. However, this ban created a pathway for a new generation of pesticides (e.g., neonicotinoids, pyrethroids) to take hold. Although these pesticides are more target-specific, requiring lower chemical concentrations for effectiveness,
they have over double the toxic effects on invertebrates, like pollinators. [...]

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# Toxic pesticides are polluting over half of arable land, reinforcing need for global organic transition

Beyond Pesticides, April 7, 2021

[...] While there is firm understanding that environmental crises like climate change are affecting the entire globe, the impacts of pesticide pollution are often thought of as local, or regional issues. This study, led by researchers based at the University of Sydney, Australia, underscores the wide-ranging effects of modern civilization's global dependence on toxic pesticide use. “Although protecting food production is essential for human development, reducing pesticide pollution is equivalently crucial to protect the biodiversity that maintains soil health and functions, contributing towards food security,” said lead study author Fiona Tang, PhD. [...]

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# Living Within 2.5 Miles of Chemical Farming Increases Risk of Childhood Brain Tumors

Beyond Pesticides, April 6, 2021

Pregnant women living within 2.5 miles of agricultural pesticide applications have an increased risk that their child will develop central nervous system (CNS) tumors, according to a study published in the journal Environmental Research by a team at University of California, Los Angeles. The results are particularly concerning as it reveals that individuals do not

have to be in close contact with pesticides for risky, health-harming exposures to occur. “This transition from farmland to residential neighborhoods is abrupt across California, and, of course, constantly changing as farmland is developed,” said study co-author Myles Cockburn, PhD. [...]

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# Glyphosate : un rapport presque parfait

Agriculture-Environnement 08/03/21

Le 15 décembre, la mission d'information commune sur le suivi de la stratégie de sortie du glyphosate, initiée le 27 septembre 2018, a présenté son rapport final.

[...] Or, les conclusions de la mission parlementaire sont sans appel. Tout d'abord, elle prend acte que, dans l'état actuel des connaissances, pour de nombreuses pratiques agricoles, aucune alternative non chimique n'est disponible. Par conséquent, il est certain qu'une interdiction décidée unilatéralement par la France en novembre 2020 aurait précipité bon nombre d'agriculteurs dans des impasses. Ainsi que l'a reconnu le député Jean-Baptiste Moreau lors de la conférence de presse, le délai fixé par Emmanuel Macron dans son tweet du 27 novembre 2017 était bien « trop court ». [...]

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# Fin de partie pour les arrêtés antipesticides

Agriculture-environnement 07/04/21

En déboutant les recours de la ville d'Arcueil et de Gennevilliers concernant les arrêtés antipesticides, le Conseil d'État a rappelé les maires à l'ordre. [...]

L'un comme l'autre [Christian Métairie, le maire d'Arcueil, et Patrice Leclerc, celui de Gennevilliers] font partie de cette poignée de
maires qui, à l'imitation de Daniel Cueff, l'ancien maire de Langouët, ont pris en septembre 2019 des arrêtés illégaux interdisant l'usage du glyphosate « et d'autres substances chimiques » sur le territoire de leur commune. Des arrêtés qui furent, pour la plupart, suspendus par les préfets des régions concernées. [...]

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Une exposition prénatale à
de faibles doses de fongicides
impacterait
le
développement neurologique
des nouveau-nés

Génération futures 24/03/21

[...] Récemment, Arendt et ses collègues ont suggéré que pendant la neurogenèse embryonnaire, il y a une fenêtre temporelle où des facteurs endogènes et exogènes peuvent avoir un impact sur ce processus conduisant à des défaillances mitotiques (aneuploïdie, variations des copies de chromosomes, mutations somatiques, ...). [...] Dans cette optique, l'hypothèse est que des facteurs exogènes, tels que les polluants environnementaux, peuvent affecter la neurogenèse, en particulier pendant la gestation, ce qui peut conduire à une altération des fonctions neuronales et synaptiques, plus tard dans la vie. [...] À notre connaissance, cette étude est la première à démontrer l'impact d'une exposition gestationnelle à des doses aussi faibles de fongicides (0,1 µg/L) sur le développement neurologique. [...]

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Over 100 Chemicals
Detectable in Pregnant
Women, Including 98 “New”
or Unknown Compounds

Beyond Pesticides, March 25, 2021

A new University of California San Francisco (UCSF) study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, finds over 100 chemicals present in U.S. pregnant women's blood and umbilical cord samples. This discovery ignites concerns over prenatal exposure to chemicals from consumer and industrial products and sources. Furthermore, 89 percent of these chemical contaminants are unknown. Sources and uses, lacking adequate information, or are not previously detectable in humans. [...]

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Kenyan farmers are resorting
to hand pollination after
pesticide use kills off local
pollinators

Beyond Pesticides, March 24, 2021

The worst predictions of scientists and advocates are playing out in the fields of eastern Kenya, as chemical-intensive farming there threatens the future of food production. According to Radio France Internationale (RFI), Kenyan farmers have resorted to pollinating their crops by hand after pesticide use killed off most of the pollinators they rely on. [...]

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# Common organophosphate insecticides pose a greater threat to women's health

Beyond Pesticides, March 18, 2021

A new study published in Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology finds chronic (long-term) organophosphate (OP) pesticide exposure increases adverse health and cancer risk for U.S. women relative to men. Organophosphorus pesticides have a wide range of biological uses— from insecticides to flame retardants—that make these chemicals ubiquitous, significantly contributing to ecosystem contamination. Furthermore, while organophosphates have less bioaccumulation potential, residues are _consistently present_ in human and animal blood, urine, tissues, and milk. [...]

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# Dangerous levels of heavy metals in baby food; usda and fda must act!

Beyond Pesticides, March 15, 2021

A _staff report_ produced for the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy of the Committee on Oversight and Reform of the U.S. House of Representatives has documented substantial levels of the heavy metals arsenic, lead, cadmium, and mercury in infant foods. The researchers examined organic as well as nonorganic brands, finding contamination of both. They found that heavy metals were present in both crop-based ingredients and additives. However, many unknowns remain regarding the precise origin of the metals.

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Exclusivité : Carte des tonnages d'achats de

# pesticides par départements en 2019

Générations futures 11/03/21

Générations Futures rend publique ce jour la carte de France, détaillée et exclusive, des achats de pesticides par département et par type de substances actives pesticides. [...]

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# E=M6 spécial agriculture - D'erreurs en oublis

Que Choisir 06/03/21

Pesticides, serres chauffées, ou encore conditions d'élevage : à la date où aurait dû se tenir le Salon de l'agriculture, M6 a tenté, dans une émission en prime time, de rassurer ses nombreux téléspectateurs sur plusieurs « questions qui fâchent ». Mais cela, malheureusement, au prix de plusieurs erreurs et omissions d'importance. Petit rectificatif en trois points, concernant la santé des consommateurs. [...]

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# Science for the people: launching pesticide info

PANNA 09/03/21

[...] a newly updated, more intuitive, and easier-to-use pesticide information database is now available to the public, accessible at pesticideinfo.org.

Pesticide Info brings together a diverse array of information on pesticides from many sources, providing human toxicity, ecotoxicity, regulatory information, and more for over 15,000 pesticides. Ultimately, Pesticide Info facilitates public access to critically important data. [...]

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# On International Women's Day, Dr Shanna Swan talks to CHEM Trust about her research on chemicals, fertility and reproductive health

Chemtrust 08/03/21

[...] Shanna H. Swan, Ph.D., is one of the world's leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a Professor of environmental medicine and public health at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. An award-winning scientist, her work examines the impact of environmental exposures, including chemicals such as phthalates and Bisphenol A, on men's and women's reproductive health and the neurodevelopment of children. [...]

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# Ecosystem Health: Pesticide Use from Forest Management Practices Threatens Essential West Coast Marine Organisms

Beyond Pesticides, March 11, 2021

A Portland State University (PSU) study finds that pesticides from the forestry industry threaten clams, mussels, oysters (bivalves) along the Oregon state coast. Bivalves are excellent indicator species, signaling environmental contamination through their sedimentary, filter-feeding diet. However, continuous pesticide inputs—from various forestry management regimes—into watersheds along Oregon's coastal zone endanger these species in downstream rivers and estuaries (river mouths). [...]

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# Minnesota Deer Threatened by Ubiquitous Neonicotinoid Contamination, According to Study

Beyond Pesticides, March 10, 2021

Deer populations throughout the state of Minnesota are contaminated with neonicotinoid insecticides, according to preliminary results published earlier this month by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (MDNR). There are considerable uncertainties on its impacts [neonicotinoids] after it is released into the environment. As scientists continue to discover novel harms from the use of these systemic insecticides, advocates say it becomes increasingly important to eliminate their use, and take preventive, precautionary measures to ensure similar patterns do not emerge in the future. [...]

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# EPA Proposes Cancellation of Highly Toxic Wood Preservative Pentachlorophenol (“Penta”)

Beyond Pesticides, March 9, 2021

Last week the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced an interim decision to cancel of one of the most hazardous pesticides still used in the United States, pentachlorophenol (penta). Although long overdue, health advocates are hailing the agency's action, taken due to significant risks to human health, the availability of alternatives, and the uncertain future of penta production. [...] Cancellation of this toxic chemical will bring the U.S. into conformance with the Stockholm Convention, an international treaty to ban persistent organic pollutants (POPs) joined by over 150 countries that was never ratified by the U.S. [...]
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# Despite 1,700 Dog Deaths from Flea Collars

Beyond Pesticides, March 5, 2021

USA Today has reported that a popular flea and tick collar — Seresto, developed by Bayer and sold by Elanco — has been linked to nearly 1,700 pet deaths, injuries to tens of thousands of animals, and harm to hundreds of people. At the time of publication, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), [...], had issued no informational alert to let the public know about these risks to pets — despite many hundreds of incident reports in its Office of Pesticide Programs Incident Report database. Beyond Pesticides and other advocates have warned of the toxicity of pet pesticide treatments, not only to the animals themselves, but also, to children and other household members. [...]

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# Ghosts of past pesticide use can haunt organic farms for decades

Science daily 04/03/21

Although the use of pesticides in agriculture is increasing, some farms have transitioned to organic practices and avoid applying them. But it's uncertain whether chemicals applied to land decades ago can continue to influence the soil's health after switching to organic management. Now, researchers have identified pesticide residues at 100 Swiss farms, including all the organic fields studied, with beneficial soil microbes' abundance negatively impacted by their occurrence. [...]

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# Implications for Human Health: Glyphosate-Related Soil Erosion Re-Releases Toxic Pesticides from Soil

Beyond Pesticides, March 4, 2021

A new study finds glyphosate use stimulates soil erosion responsible for releasing banned, toxic pesticide chlordecone (Kepone), which was used in banana production. For years, an unknown pollution source continuously contaminated water surrounding islands in the French West Indies (Martinique and Guadeloupe). However, researchers from the University of Savoie Mont Blanc in France have found that chlordecone—extensively used on banana farms from 1972 to 1993—is the contamination culprit. [...]

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# Fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s

Phys.org 29/04/21

[...] We've known for a while that big pieces of plastic can harm wildlife—think of seabirds stuck in plastic six-pack rings—but in more recent years, scientists have discovered microscopic bits of plastic in the water, soil, and even the atmosphere. To learn how these microplastics have built up over the past century, researchers examined the guts of freshwater fish preserved in museum collections; they found that fish have been swallowing microplastics since the 1950s and that the concentration of microplastics in their guts has increased over time. [...]

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Researchers find how tiny
plastics slip through the
environment

Phys.org 28/04/21

Washington State University researchers have shown the fundamental mechanisms that allow tiny pieces of plastic bags and foam packaging at the nanoscale to move through the environment. [...] The work, published in the journal Water Research, could help researchers develop better ways to filter out and clean up pervasive plastics from the environment. [...]

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Arsenic is more common in
wells near fractured bedrock
in southeastern Wisconsin

PHYS.org 26/04/21

Wells located near ancient folds and fractures in the bedrock beneath southeastern Wisconsin are more likely to contain arsenic, a dangerous contaminant in drinking water, according to research just published by the Wisconsin Geological and Natural History Survey.

The findings come from an ongoing survey of the extent and causes of arsenic contamination in groundwater in eastern Wisconsin. By better predicting where arsenic will be found, the project could help municipalities and private well owners relocate or redesign wells or prepare to filter out the arsenic, which can cause cancer if ingested over time. [...]

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Prenatal POP exposure may
increase the risk of metabolic
disorders in adolescence

News Medical 29/04/21

Exposure before birth to persistent organic pollutants (POPs)(organochlorine pesticides, industrial chemicals, etc) may increase the risk in adolescence of metabolic disorders, such as obesity and high blood pressure. This was the main conclusion of a study by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal), a research centre supported by the "la Caixa" Foundation. The study was based on data from nearly 400 children living in Menorca, who were followed from before birth until they reached 18 years of age. [...]

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Operation 30 Days at Sea 3.0
reveals 1,600 marine
pollution offences worldwide

Interpol 29/04/21

Thousands of suspects, companies and criminal networks engaged in maritime pollution have been detected and investigated in a global INTERPOL-led operation [Operation 30 Days at Sea 3.0].

[...]Preliminary results from the operation's tactical phase included the detection of 1,600 marine pollution offences, [...]. These include:

[...]

- 1,000 pollution offences in coastal areas and in rivers, including illegal discharges of sewage, mercury, plastics, and other contaminants, leading to serious water contamination which flows into the oceans;

- 130 cases of waste trafficking through ports

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## « L'apiculture ne doit plus subir une dictature agrochimique sans issue »

Le Monde 27/04/21

La France ne doit plus opposer l'apiculture à l'agriculture, ni feindre d'ignorer encore la valeur économique de la pollinisation, affirment sept responsables d'organisations représentant l'apiculture française, en réponse à une tribune publiée par « Le Monde ».

Dans cette tribune [...] Christiane Lambert, présidente de la Fédération nationale des syndicats d'exploitants agricoles (FNSEA) et Eric Lelong, président de l'interprofession apicole Interapi, proposaient, à propos du plan pollinisateurs annoncé par le gouvernement, d'écouter « la sagesse du terrain ». [...]

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## Regulators missing pollution's effect on marine life, study finds

The Guardian 27/04/21

Increasing chemical and plastic pollution are “significant” contributors to the decline of fish and other aquatic organisms, yet their impact is being missed by regulators, according to a report by environmentalists.

The report, *Aquatic Pollutants in Oceans and Fisheries*, by the International Pollutants Elimination Network and the National Toxics Network, draws together scientific research on how pollution is adversely affecting the aquatic food chain. It catalogues the “serious impacts” of “invisible killers” such as persistent organic pollutants and excessive nutrients on the immunity, fertility, development and survivAL of aquatic animals. [...]

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## US EPA addresses ecological risks posed by aminopyralid

News.agropages 25/04/21

On April 23, the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing for public comment the proposed interim decision (PID) for aminopyralid, a pyridine herbicide used to control broadleaf weeds and woody brush in both agricultural and non-agricultural settings. The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) requires EPA to periodically review pesticides to ensure that risk assessments reflect the best available science. The PID is part of a multi-step process to identify risks as well as actions that can mitigate risks. [...]

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## Pollution de l'air : l'impact du premier confinement sur la mortalité

Vie-publique 22/04/21

[...] Concentrations dans l'air de dioxyde d'azote (NO2) provenant essentiellement du trafic routier ou encore présence dans l'air de particules fines comme les PM2,5 issues d'autres sources (chauffage ou épandages agricoles), la pollution de l'air a un effet sur la santé des populations.

Une étude publiée en avril 2021 par Santé publique France évalue les conséquences de la baisse de la pollution de l'air ambiant sur la mortalité pendant le confinement du printemps 2020. [...]

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# Comment le plancton marin côtier a changé après la Seconde Guerre mondiale ?

### Ifremer 27/04/21

Les pollutions humaines peuvent changer radicalement la composition du plancton marin. C'est le principal résultat d'une étude sur la rade de Brest publiée dans la revue Current Biology, une enquête scientifique et historique qui montre que la Seconde Guerre mondiale et l'agriculture intensive ont bouleversé cet écosystème fragile. [...]

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# 600 manatee deaths in Florida raise concerns over sustainable habitat

### TheHill 13/04/21

Environmentalists are increasingly concerned about the sustainability of Florida's waterways after the deaths of more than 600 manatees so far this year, three times the average rate.

Biologists with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation (FWC) Commission first started getting concerned in December when manatees began dying in the Indian River Lagoon Area, one of the most biodiverse estuaries in the Northern Hemisphere and home to nearly one-third of the nation's manatee population.

[...] A new study has also shown that manatees have been chronically exposed to the key ingredient in pesticides like Roundup, due in large part to fertilizer runoff. The study by University of Florida scientists concluded that the chemical was found in the plasma of over half of the 105 manatees that were analyzed between 2009 and 2019. According to the study, the concentration of the herbicide has "significantly increased" in Florida manatees over the past decade. [...]

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# 64% of global agricultural land at risk of pesticide pollution?

### Science daily 08/04/21

A global map of agricultural land across 168 countries has revealed that 64 percent of land used for agriculture and food crops is at risk of pesticide pollution. Almost a third of these areas are considered to be at high-risk.

The study, published in Nature Geoscience, [...] examined risk to soil, the atmosphere, and surface and ground water. [...]

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# One sip can kill: The new battles over paraquat pesticides

### Sustainability times 10/04/21

[...] Public Eye, the investigative NGO based in Switzerland, calls paraquat the world's deadliest weedkiller. Ingesting as little as 10 milliliters of the chemical can prove fatal and there is no known antidote. [...]

What the new investigation brings to light is the claim by former ICI scientist Jon Heylings that the company knew about the severity of paraquat toxicity and sought to reformulate the product with an emetic ingredient to induce vomiting if swallowed, but it did not heed his warnings that the amount of PP796 added to the mix wasn't nearly enough to offer any meaningful protections. [...]

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# Dumped chemical weapons litter the ocean floors

### Popsci 13/04/21

Almost seventy years ago, a group of Polish children arrived in the coastal village of Darłowo for summer camp. As some children splashed in the cold, turbid waters of the Baltic Sea, others played around an old, corroded barrel they found lodged on the beach, blissfully unaware of the looming threat leaking from within.

A few hours after being exposed to the barrel's brown-black liquid, over 100 children began feeling sick. The culprit? Mustard gas. [...]

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# L'arrêté anti-phytos du maire de La Montagne provisoirement suspendu

### Agri-Mutuel 09/04/21

Le juge des référés du tribunal administratif de Nantes a décidé vendredi de suspendre l'arrêté du maire de La Montagne (Loire-Atlantique) « interdisant les déchets de produits phytosanitaires qui se répandent hors des parcelles traitées », dans l'attente d'un jugement sur le fond.

Cet arrêté municipal, pris le 11 janvier 2021, assimile à un dépôt de déchets tous les rejets de produits phytosanitaires qui se répandent hors du site auquel ils sont destinés. [...]

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# Preservative used in hundreds of popular foods may harm the immune system

### EurekAlert! 25/03/21

A food preservative used to prolong the shelf life of Pop-Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, Cheez-Its and almost 1,250 other popular processed foods may harm the immune system, according to a new peer-reviewed study by Environmental Working Group.

For the study, published this week in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, EWG researchers used data from the Environmental Protection Agency's Toxicity Forecaster, or ToxCast, to assess the health hazards of the most common chemicals added to food, as well as the "forever chemicals" known as PFAS, which can migrate to food from packaging. [...]

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# How our microplastic waste becomes 'hubs' for pathogens, antibiotic-resistant bacteria

### EurekAlert! 20/03/21

A new study shows how microplastics found in our daily personal care products can also host pathogens and boost antibiotic-resistant bacteria by up to 30 times once they wash down household drains and enter municipal wastewater treatment plants. [...]

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# Rodenticides in the environment pose threats to birds of prey

### Eurekalert! 23/03/21

[...] In addition to plant protection substances and human and veterinary medical drugs, rodenticides have had toxic effects on wildlife. A new scientific investigation from scientists of the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW), the Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) and
the German Environment Agency (Umweltbundesamt - UBA) demonstrate that these substances are widely found in liver tissues of birds of prey from Germany. Anticoagulant rodenticides, commonly used to kill rodents in agriculture and forestry, were frequently detected, particularly in birds of prey close to or in urban environments. [...] The results, which were supported by WWF Germany, are published in the scientific journal Environmental Research. [...]

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## Phytol may be promising for eco-friendly agrochemicals to control root-knot nematodes

EurekAlert! 22/03/21

[...] Growers currently use synthetic nematicides to manage RKNs [Root-knot nematodes]; however, these compounds are detrimental to the microbial diversity of soil and harmful for the environment. [...]

The role of phytol as a plant defense-signaling molecule remained unexplored. "Phytol may be a promising material for eco-friendly agrochemicals for the control of RKNs. We are currently investigating its effects on not only other plant parasitic nematodes but also other pathogenic microorganisms." [...]

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## Des clauses miroirs pour éviter la concurrence déloyale en agriculture

Agri-Mutuel 26/03/21

L'Union européenne doit obliger les produits agricoles importés à respecter les mêmes normes environnementales que ceux produits en son sein pour éviter toute distorsion de concurrence,

demandent jeudi la Fondation Nicolas Hulot et l'interprofession de la viande, Interbev. [...]

La FNH, Interbev et l'institut Veblen dénoncent la situation actuelle « du deux poids deux mesures », avec l'exemple de la lentille et la viande bovine. « Moins chère et bourrée de pesticides interdits en Europe, la lentille canadienne supplante petit à petit les lentilles européennes », déplorent-elles. Ceci s'explique, selon le rapport, par l'usage du « Sencoral, un pesticide interdit depuis 2014 par la Commission européenne » car perturbateur endocrinien suspecté, et du « droit de recourir au glyphosate jusqu'à 4 jours avant la récolte ». [...]

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## Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can end up in the environment and the human body. It is not yet clear how harmful microplastic particles...

WUR 19/03/21

Microplastics are tiny plastic particles that can end up in the environment and the human body. It is not yet clear how harmful microplastic particles are to human health, but researchers from Wageningen University & Research calculated that in their lives, humans ingest microplastics particles close to a grain of salt (14,9 mg). This new calculation method means a big step forward in predicting the health risks of microplastics and the corresponding uncertainties. [...]

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# Endocrine disruptors threatens semen quality

EurekAlert! 19/03/21

A growing number of studies show that the environmental factors and lifestyle habits of pregnant women play an important role in the health of their child. But how about the semen quality of young men? [...] Epidemiologists from the Institut de recherche en santé, environnement et travail (IRSET, Rennes, France), in collaboration with the University of Geneva (UNIGE) Switzerland analyzed the potential impact of endocrine disruptors on semen quality of men whose mothers were working at the early stages of their pregnancy. Their results, published in the journal Human Reproduction, show that men who have been exposed in utero to products known to contain endocrine disruptors are twice more likely to have semen volume and total sperm count per ejaculation below the reference values set by the WHO. [...]

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# Epandage des pesticides : le gouvernement encore prié de revoir sa copie

Terre-Net 19/03/21

« Grande victoire » pour les ONG, le gouvernement va à nouveau devoir revoir sa copie sur les règles d'épandage des pesticides à proximité des habitations : les dérogations permises localement par des « chartes d'engagement » ne sont pas conformes à la Constitution.

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# 'Lost' ocean nanoplastic might be getting trapped on coasts

EurekAlert! 10/03/21

As plastic debris weathers in aquatic environments, it can shed tiny nanoplastics. Although scientists have a good understanding of how these particles form, they still don't have a good grasp of where all the fragments end up. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have shown experimentally that most nanoplastics in estuarine waters can clump, forming larger clusters that either settle or stick to solid objects, instead of floating on into the ocean. [...]

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# Bioaccumulation of phased-out fire retardants is slowly declining in bald eagles

EurekAlert! 10/03/21

Research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry shows that the presence of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in bald eagle populations is slowly declining. Bald eagles are apex predators that nest and, more importantly, feed along water bodies, making them excellent bioindicators of environmental contaminants that bioaccumulate up the aquatic food web. [...]

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# Researchers modify air quality models to reflect polluted reality in Latin America

**EurekAlert! 09/03/21**

Computational models of air quality have long been used to shed light on pollution control efforts in the United States and Europe, but the tools have not found widespread adoption in Latin America. New work from North Carolina State University and Universidad de La Salle demonstrates how these models can be adapted to offer practical insights into air quality challenges in the Americas outside the U.S. [...]

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# Air pollution: The silent killer called PM2.5

**EurekAlert! 11/03/21**

Millions of people die prematurely every year from diseases and cancer caused by air pollution. [...] Among the different types of air pollution, PM2.5 kills the most people worldwide. It consists of particles smaller than approximately 2.5 microns - so small that billions of them can fit inside a red blood cell. [...]

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# L'Anses recommande des VLEP pour le dioxyde de titane sous forme nanoparticulaire

**Actu-environnement 5/03/21**

Suite à la publication d'un rapport d'expertise collective, l'Agence de sécurité sanitaire (Anses) recommande des valeurs limites d'exposition professionnelle (VLEP) pour le dioxyde de titane sous forme nanométrique (TiO2-NP). Elle

préconise une VLEP-8H de 0,80 microgramme par mètre cube (µg/m3). « Le respect de cette valeur permet de prévenir l'inflammation pulmonaire », assure l'Anses. [...]

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# Rice plant resists arsenic

**EurekAlert! 02/03/21**

The agricultural cultivation of the staple food of rice harbours the risk of possible contamination with arsenic that can reach the grains following uptake by the roots. In their investigation of over 4,000 variants of rice, a Chinese-German research team under the direction of Prof. Dr Rüdiger Hell from the Centre for Organismal Studies (COS) of Heidelberg University and Prof. Dr Fang-Jie Zhao of Nanjing Agricultural University (China) discovered a plant variant that resists the toxin. [...]

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# Deepwater Horizon's long-lasting legacy for dolphins

**EurekAlert! 02/03/21**

[...] Nearly 10 years have passed since the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the explosion of a BP-operated oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico Yet, and [...] area wildlife are still feeling the effects of that oil. A research published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has shown that negative health impacts have befallen not only dolphins alive at the time of the spill, but also in their young, born years later. [...]

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# 'Canary in the mine' warning follows new discovery of effects of pollutants on fertility

**EurekAlert! 02/03/21**

New research has found that shrimp like creatures on the South Coast of England have 70 per cent less sperm than less polluted locations elsewhere in the world. The research also discovered that individuals living in the survey area are six times less numerous per square metre than those living in cleaner waters.

This discovery, published today in Aquatic Toxicology, mirrors similar findings in other creatures, including humans. The scientist leading research at the University of Portsmouth believes pollutants might be to blame, further highlighted by this latest research. [...]

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# Ghosts of past pesticide use can haunt organic farms for decades

**EurekAlert! 03/03/21**

[...] it's uncertain whether chemicals applied to land decades ago can continue to influence the soil's health after switching to organic management. Now, researchers reporting in ACS' Environmental Science & Technology have identified pesticide residues at 100 Swiss farms, including all the organic fields studied, with beneficial soil microbes' abundance negatively impacted by their occurrence. [...]

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# Study explores link between forestry management and pesticides in aquatic species

**EurekAlert! 02/03/21**

[...] A new study by researchers at Portland State University found mussels, clams and oysters in watersheds along the Oregon Coast are exposed to pesticides used in managing forests. The results of this study, published in the journal Toxics, have implications for developing better forest management practices that are less likely to negatively affect aquatic life. [...]

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# Cleaner air, less soil pollution: Unintended but beneficial side effect of Clean Air Act

**EurekAlert! 02/03/21**

Removal of pollutants from the air, or atmospheric deposition, is a natural cleaning mechanism. However, the removed toxic matters don't just disappear on the Earth. China's Soil Pollution Survey released in 2014 shows that 19.4% of the Chinese farmland soil was polluted and 82% of pollutant was toxic heavy metals such as cadmium, which can cause chronic health problems. [...]

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# Microplastic sizes in Hudson-Raritan Estuary and coastal ocean revealed

**EurekAlert! 01/03/21**

Rutgers scientists for the first time have pinpointed the sizes of microplastics from a highly urbanized estuarine and coastal system
with numerous sources of fresh water, including
the Hudson River and Raritan River.

Their study of tiny pieces of plastic in the Hudson-Raritan Estuary in New Jersey and New York indicates that stormwater could be an important Source: of the plastic pollution that plagues oceans, bays, rivers and other waters and threatens aquatic and other life. [...]

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Chlordécone : tollé face au
possible non-lieu dans la
procédure pénale

Actu-environnement 01/03/21

Des milliers de personnes ont manifesté le 27 février à Fort-de-France (Martinique), et plus modestement à Capesterre-Belle-Eau (Guadeloupe), pour s'opposer à un possible non-lieu après la plainte pour empoisonnement déposée en 2006 par des associations de producteurs et de consommateurs guadeloupéens. Ces associations dénonçaient l'utilisation du chlordécone, insecticide organochloré cancérogène, qui a contaminé de manière durable les Antilles françaises et leurs habitants depuis 1972. [...]

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