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New French study finds 32 toxic pesticides in the air
A new study into pesticides found in the air in France has identified 75 different substances, including 32 deemed to be “a priority [to investigate]” due to their potential toxicity and links to cancer and endocrine conditions.
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A new study into pesticides found in the air in France has identified 75 different substances, including 32 deemed to be “a priority [to investigate]” due to their potential toxicity and links to cancer and endocrine conditions.
The study, named the Campagne Nationale Exploratoire des Pesticides (CNEP, the national exploration campaign into pesticides) was the first of its kind in France.
It was led by national food and environment safety agency l’Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire de l’Alimentation, de l’Environnement et du Travail (Anses), environmental institute l’Institut National de l’Environnement Industriel et des Risques (Ineris) and the air quality network Associations Agréées de Surveillance de la Qualité de l’Air (MASQUA), with air monitoring network Atmo France.
The results were published on Thursday July 2.
In total, the study found 75 substances in the air, including 32 judged to be “a priority” due to their danger and toxicity.
These included glyphosate, folpel (more often known as “vine fungicide”, and deemed carcinogenic by the World Health Organisation) and lindane. The latter is an insecticide that has been banned since 1998...
Cripes, if they are still finding lindane, it must be coming from abroad somewhere far away or it is still in soils and being volatilised in the heat of the day or something?