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Agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals causing male fish to become egg-carrying mutants

August 18, 2014 - naturalnews.com printable article

Agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals causing male fish to become egg-carrying mutants

Crop chemicals are a major cause of hormone disruption, turning men into women

War on males being waged with crop chemicals

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Agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals causing male fish to become egg-carrying mutants

August 18, 2014 - Agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals causing male fish to become egg-carrying mutants

Monday, August 18, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writerTags: intersex fish, agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals

Crop chemicals are a major cause of hormone disruption, turning men into women

War on males being waged with crop chemicals

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Agricultural chemicals and destructive practices caused butterfly numbers to plummet by 66%

August 04, 2019 -

Studies have detected a “deadly pesticide cocktail” of over 150 different chemicals in bee pollen, and most experts believe that agricultural pesticide use is one of the main causes of worldwide bee colony collapse.

Bees are not the only pollinators facing extinction because of agricultural activities, however. As reported by Science Daily, a recent study by a team of German scientists, published in the journal Insect Conservation and Diversity, found that the number ...

Foreign entities now own 40 MILLION ACRES of U.S. agricultural land

January 22, 2024 -

This is according to the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) report, titled "Foreign Investments in U.S. Agricultural Land," which was focused on pointing out ways in which the federal government checks foreign investor farmland purchases are flawed and how "enhancing efforts to collect, track and share key information could better identify national security risks." (Related: America's second-largest foreign owner of land is a CHINESE BILLIONAIRE.)

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‘Genetically engineered doomsday’: Bayer’s GMO soil microbes pose potentially serious agricultural risks

January 23, 2024 -

(Article republished from YourNews.com)

Bayer, in collaboration with Ginkgo Bioworks, has been developing genetically engineered soil microbes, raising alarms about the potential for a catastrophic impact on agriculture. The concern is that these modified microbes could spread uncontrollably, leading to soil contamination on a scale that could significantly disrupt farming practices.

This initiative by Bayer is part of an effort to replace traditional fossil-fuel-based ...

Forced prison labor is supplying renowned U.S. food giants with millions of dollars worth of agricultural products

February 16, 2024 -

Coming out of Louisiana State Penitentiary are unmarked trucks packed with cattle. AP report indicated that prisoners here are sentenced to hard labor and forced to work, for pennies an hour or sometimes nothing at all. After rumbling down a country road to an auction house, the cows are bought by a local rancher. The news outlet followed another 600 miles to a Texas slaughterhouse that feeds into the supply chains of giants like McDonald's, Walmart and Cargill.

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Study: Toxic FOREVER CHEMICALS are found in many cosmetics

July 25, 2023 -

The study published in Environmental Science and Technology Letters indicated that millions of Americans could be unknowingly exposed to the toxic "forever chemicals" called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) from cosmetics and other personal care products they apply to their bodies every day.

The researchers tested eight categories of cosmetics from U.S. and Canadian stores for total fluorine, a marker for PFAS. PFAS listed on product labels often includes "fluoro" ...

Common disinfectant wipes may contain DANGEROUS CHEMICALS, warn researchers

May 24, 2023 -

What are quaternary ammonium compounds?

Quaternary ammonium compounds, or quats, refer to a class of hundreds of chemicals also used in paints, pesticides, hand sanitizers, personal care products and more.

Considered pesticides, quats are used in antimicrobial products like disinfectants and sanitizers that kill bacteria and viruses on surfaces.

More than 2,000 pesticide products contain quats. Quats are also found in aerosols, pressurized liquids, ready-to-use sprays, soluble ...

How to make your own LIQUID SOAP without harmful chemicals

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But have you ever purchased bath soap from big box stores, only to find out they smell weird when you sweat or totally dried your skin after using it? This is because commercial soaps contain fragrances and big soap manufacturers have tried to train us that "clean" has a smell.

The International Fragrance Association (IFRA) lists 3,059 materials that are reported as being used in fragrance compounds – and these compounds are often included in store-bought soaps. Some of these ...

Consumer Reports: PLASTICS CHEMICALS are present in many popular foods

January 31, 2024 -

The organization examined 85 food items for plastic chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenols – with the endocrine disruptor bisphenol A (BPA) as one example of the latter. It found that 79 percent of foods tested – roughly four in five – contained bisphenols. Meanwhile, almost 99 percent of food items tested contained phthalates.

CR tested a variety of food items including "prepared meals; fruits and vegetables; milk and other dairy products; baby food; fast food; ...

SCREW WORMS and other biological weapons may soon be invading the U.S. agricultural system to degrade the food supply, warns Michael Yon

February 14, 2024 -

A little-known threat that was once thought to be eradicated, screw worms, as explained by war correspondent Michael Yon in a recent appearance with Mike Adams of the "Health Ranger Report," are once again making a comeback in Texas, which is a serious problem as they are flesh-eating critters that threaten livestock.

"The reason you've never heard of it is because it was a war that we won," Yon explained, adding a not so fast to the end of his statement.

"Let's ...

Mouthwashes contain deadly chemicals linked to HEART problems, CANCER, study finds

September 27, 2023 -

Turkish researchers looked at 45 mouthwash formulas used by 17 different commercial mouthwash brands sold at Istanbul's five largest chain stores – many of these brands and formulas are also used in mouthwash products in the United States, by the way.

Depending on the ingredient ratios and concentrations, some of the oral hygiene products with similar-looking labels were found to be more toxic than others, and more likely to cause the potentially life-threatening health ...

Chemicals from CAR TIRES could be contaminating your dinner plate foods

May 10, 2023 -

Researchers out of Vienna warn that particulates from cars get left behind on roads and blown about and moved around by winds and rain, eventually settling in the soils where food is grown.

Farms that utilize wastewater and sewage sludge, also known as "biosludge," as "fertilizers" are also heavily contaminated with all sorts of contaminants, many of which end up inside the portions of plants consumed by animals and people.

On average, according to the team from the ...

Biden admin approves more stringent rules covering “forever chemicals” in drinking water

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In March 2023, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed the first national drinking water standard for "forever chemicals" under the Safe Drinking Water Act. The proposal seeks to establish drinking water guidelines for six PFAS compounds.

Among these chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid and perfluorobutane sulfonic acid stand out, with the EPA proposing to lower the health advisory limit for when PFAS is detected in drinking water from 70 parts per trillion (ppt) ...

Children’s bones failing to develop, adult bones deteriorating due to “forever chemicals”

December 21, 2023 -

In young children, PFOS exposure can impede healthy bone development. In adults, PFOS exposure can degrade bone structure over time, eventually leading to more serious bone problems like osteoporosis.

Published on December 6 in the journal Environmental Research, the study was uniquely structured in that it tracked associations between bone density and blood serum levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), which include PFOS.

"Existing research had ...

Forever chemicals pose greater cancer risk to women than men, study finds

September 28, 2023 -

The alarming findings of a recent study published in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology (JESEE) reveal that these "forever chemicals," which are present in almost 50 percent of the drinking water in the U.S., pose a greater cancer risk to women than men.

The study, which is the first to suggest that PFAS affects men and women differently, was conducted by researchers from the University of California San Francisco, the University of Michigan and ...

Canadian study finds banned cancer-causing chemicals in 88% of household products

April 26, 2023 -

A study published in the journal Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts reported that these banned chemicals and potential carcinogens have been discovered in a wide array of household products.

The study showed that SCCPs, a group of chemicals used in metalworking and the production of plastics, PVC, rubbers and other materials, are still widely present in household goods despite bans on the chemicals. (Related: Beware of these common household items that cause cancer....

TOP 7 toxins and forever chemicals that NEVER STOP harming the human body

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Most Americans underestimate the dangers of the most common toxins and chemicals they have heard about in food, water, vaccines and medicine

It's called catch and release. U.S. doctors, scientists and other health "specialists" know that when patients and consumers get word of dangerous toxins and chemicals in their food, water, medicine and vaccines, they get skeptical and start asking questions. That's why the regulatory agencies play "catch and release," where they go ahead and ...

Research reveals forever chemicals may interfere with bone growth in children and adults

January 09, 2024 -

The study, which focused mainly on Hispanic individuals from southern California, was published in the journal Environmental Research.Forever chemicals: PFOS and PFAS

More commonly known as "forever chemicals," PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) chemicals are a family of synthetic chemicals that builds up in humans. PFAs are often linked to different health problems, including cancer.

The two most widely detected PFAS chemicals, perfluorooctanoic acid ...