New Study Shows Glyphosate Contaminated Soils Put Half of Europe at Risk
NOVANEWS
"Agribusiness giants have always interfered in the decisions of governments and international regulatory agencies in order to increase their profits from the agrichemicals market, as well as to keep their control on the food market."
By Ruchi Shroff
Common Dreams
Feature image: A farmer plows a field in Gragnague, Midi-Pyrenees, France. (Photo: Lelou/cc/flickr)
Pesticides, once used, do not dissolve into thin air, but persist in the environment, contaminating soil, air and water. This is the most recent red flag to emerge as a result of a new joint study by the University of Wageningen, the Joint Research Center of the European Commission and RIKILT laboratories – recently published in the scientific journal “Science of the Total Environment” – which shows that almost...