Pesticide particles on pollen sucked by bees accumulate in their bodies overtime, reducing their lifespans significantly as it takes no more than 15 nanograms of pesticide to kill a bee. To put this in perspective, picture a particle as small as a …Continue reading
Dust in Lahore Contaminated With Harmful Levels of Pesticides, Study Finds
Dust in areas surrounding pesticide manufacturing units and farmland in Lahore contains harmful levels of pesticide pollution, a study done jointly by researchers at Quaid-e-Azam University and Lancaster University has found. Farmers, factory workers and residents of such areas are exposed to …Continue reading