This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
An Apple a Day....?
A 9-year study by Pesticide Action Plan (PAN), looked at 100,000 popular 'homegrown' fruit samples, gathered throughout Europe. Over that period, the samples showed a more than 50% rise in the concentrations of most hazardous pesticide residues (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/may/24/european-fruit-with-traces-of-most-toxic-pesticides-up-53-in-nine-years). These hazardous pesticide residues on fruit, have been linked to cancer, heart disease and birth deformities. 33% of apples and 50% of blackerries had these hazardous pesticide residues. Things appear to be getting worse, as Kiwi fruit showed an increase in residues from 4% in 2011 to 32% in 2019. Corresponding figures for cherries were 22% and 50%, respectively. I used to like fruit, eating it most days! The pesticides will, of course, also be killing insect pollinators.
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