Obsolete Pesticides A Ticking Time Bomb And Why We Have To Act Now

Author : Anonim
Publisher : CEPS
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789290798842

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Obsolete Pesticides: A ticking time bomb and why we have to act now by Anonim Pdf

Pesticides become obsolete when they can no longer be used for their intended purpose because they have been banned on account of their prolonged impact on the environment and/or because they cannot be used due to age, deterioration or a change of specification of currently applied pesticides. This problem has been addressed by the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), which was ratified by most EU member states and many but not all non-EU countries from Central and Eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. It entered into force in 2004. The Convention and the subsequent National Implementation Plans (NIPs) drawn up by signatories have addressed the problems to some extent, notably within the EU. Within the EU, producers have been legally obliged to manage obsolete pesticides (OPs), including organising their collection and destruction according to EU laws applicable to hazardous waste management. With EU enlargement, EU law has consequently become applicable to the new member states as well. The process has been accelerated by EU programmes such as PHARE or national programmes established by some member states. However, implementation of the provisions of the Stockholm Convention on their own is hardly sufficient to effectively deal with the risks associated with OPs. The Convention only deals with nine specific OPs (hereafter called Persistent Organic Pollutant or POP pesticides), which represent a small proportion of the total number that are obsolete. In addition, and in close geographical proximity to the EU, problems remain, especially in South-East Europe and the countries of the former Soviet Union.

Author : R. Ragaini
Publisher : World Scientific
Page : 630 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789814365925

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International Seminar on Nuclear War and Planetary Emergencies 43rd Session by R. Ragaini Pdf

Proceedings of a seminar focusing on planetary emergencies, followed in a multidisplinary approach since 1980 by permanent monitoring panels.

Author : Lubomir I. Simeonov,Fliur Z. Macaev,Biana G. Simeonova
Publisher : Springer
Page : 475 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2014-07-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9789400764613

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Environmental Security Assessment and Management of Obsolete Pesticides in Southeast Europe by Lubomir I. Simeonov,Fliur Z. Macaev,Biana G. Simeonova Pdf

The present work is a fine contribution to the broad field of environmental security in the context of risk assessment and management of obsolete pesticides for the region of Southeast Europe. The purpose of this book is to evaluate the existing knowledge of improper disposal of obsolete pesticides in the region, to estimate the associated impact on environmental health, and to develop recommendations to mitigate or eliminate threats posed to the environment, biodiversity and human life. The issues discussed in the book include: reviews of the transport and fate of pesticides and associated contaminated materials in different environmental media and identification of the principal sources, emission routes and patterns of environmental pollution with pesticides; a recognition of the most suitable methods for environmental sampling analysis and sample preparation; an evaluation of the current methods and techniques for chemical and mass analysis of environmental and biological samples and discussion of the metrological and quality aspects of trace analyses; a characterization of the environmental and human health impacts of pesticide pollution, the health effects associated with acute and chronic exposure and the use of epidemiological data for risk assessment; a revision of the existing chemical safety regulations and strategies for protection and management of obsolete pesticide stocks; a survey of the international conventions, directives and standards concerning pesticide use.

Author : Jason Hickel
Publisher : Random House
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-08-13
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781473581739

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Less is More by Jason Hickel Pdf

'A powerfully disruptive book for disrupted times ... If you're looking for transformative ideas, this book is for you.' KATE RAWORTH, economist and author of Doughnut Economics A Financial Times Book of the Year ______________________________________ Our planet is in trouble. But how can we reverse the current crisis and create a sustainable future? The answer is: DEGROWTH. Less is More is the wake-up call we need. By shining a light on ecological breakdown and the system that's causing it, Hickel shows how we can bring our economy back into balance with the living world and build a thriving society for all. This is our chance to change course, but we must act now. ______________________________________ 'A masterpiece... Less is More covers centuries and continents, spans academic disciplines, and connects contemporary and ancient events in a way which cannot be put down until it's finished.' DANNY DORLING, Professor of Geography, University of Oxford 'Jason is able to personalise the global and swarm the mind in the way that insects used to in abundance but soon shan't unless we are able to heed his beautifully rendered warning.' RUSSELL BRAND 'Jason Hickel shows that recovering the commons and decolonizing nature, cultures, and humanity are necessary conditions for hope of a common future in our common home.' VANDANA SHIVA, author of Making Peace With the Earth 'This is a book we have all been waiting for. Jason Hickel dispels ecomodernist fantasies of "green growth". Only degrowth can avoid climate breakdown. The facts are indisputable and they are in this book.' GIORGIS KALLIS, author of Degrowth 'Capitalism has robbed us of our ability to even imagine something different; Less is More gives us the ability to not only dream of another world, but also the tools by which we can make that vision real.' ASAD REHMAN, director of War on Want 'One of the most important books I have read ... does something extremely rare: it outlines a clear path to a sustainable future for all.' RAOUL MARTINEZ, author of Creating Freedom 'Jason Hickel takes us on a profound journey through the last 500 years of capitalism and into the current crisis of ecological collapse. Less is More is required reading for anyone interested in what it means to live in the Anthropocene, and what we can do about it.' ALNOOR LADHA, co-founder of The Rules 'Excellent analysis...This book explores not only the systemic flaws but the deeply cultural beliefs that need to be uprooted and replaced.' ADELE WALTON

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1358 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : United States
ISBN : LOC:00185813617

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Title III by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Food & Agriculture Org.
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-03-17
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9789251340714

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The impact of disasters and crises on agriculture and food security: 2021 by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Pdf

On top of a decade of exacerbated disaster loss, exceptional global heat, retreating ice and rising sea levels, humanity and our food security face a range of new and unprecedented hazards, such as megafires, extreme weather events, desert locust swarms of magnitudes previously unseen, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Agriculture underpins the livelihoods of over 2.5 billion people – most of them in low-income developing countries – and remains a key driver of development. At no other point in history has agriculture been faced with such an array of familiar and unfamiliar risks, interacting in a hyperconnected world and a precipitously changing landscape. And agriculture continues to absorb a disproportionate share of the damage and loss wrought by disasters. Their growing frequency and intensity, along with the systemic nature of risk, are upending people’s lives, devastating livelihoods, and jeopardizing our entire food system. This report makes a powerful case for investing in resilience and disaster risk reduction – especially data gathering and analysis for evidence informed action – to ensure agriculture’s crucial role in achieving the future we want.

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1506 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015039034858

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Defense Department authorization and oversight by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Armed Services Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Agriculture
ISBN : CORNELL:31924101496234

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Agriculture + Rural Development by Anonim Pdf

Author : Paul R. Ehrlich
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1568495870

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The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich Pdf

Author : Bruce Sterling
Publisher : MIT Press (MA)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Design
ISBN : 026219533X

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Shaping Things by Bruce Sterling Pdf

A guide to the next great wave of technology -- an era of objects so programmable that they can be regarded as material instantiations of an immaterial system.

Author : P. J. McGuire,Frank Duffy
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 540 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Carpenters
ISBN : WISC:89062299342

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Carpenter by P. J. McGuire,Frank Duffy Pdf

Author : Victor I. Danilov-Danil'yan,K. S. Losev,Igor E. Reyf
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-03-27
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783540752509

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Sustainable Development and the Limitation of Growth by Victor I. Danilov-Danil'yan,K. S. Losev,Igor E. Reyf Pdf

2007 marked the 20th anniversary of the G.H.Brundtland Commission report that broke new ground by addressing the issue of sustainable development as a means of avoiding an ecological catastrophe. This led to a multitude of political declarations, documents and scientific articles while Agenda 21 – adopted in 1992 in Rio de Janeiro – has been accepted by the governments of more than 100 countries. Sadly, however, this has not prevented certain recent dangerous trends, nor have the wider public, journalists, business circles or politicians grasped the urgency of the problem. It is therefore important to make humanity understand its real place in the natural environment and the gravity of the ecological threat before us. The exclusive role of natural ecosystems is a key factor in the maintenance of the biospheric equilibrium. The current global crisis is largely caused by their dramatic decline by 43% in the past hundred years. Ignoring the immutable laws and limitations which determine the existence of all living things in the biosphere could lead humanity to an ecological catastrophe. This book presents the ecological, demographic, economic and socio-psychological manifestations of the global crisis and outlines the immutable laws and limitations which determine the existence of all living things in the biosphere.

Author : Yuval Noah Harari
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017-02-21
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780062464354

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Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari Pdf

Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout. NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Yuval Noah Harari, author of the critically-acclaimed New York Times bestseller and international phenomenon Sapiens, returns with an equally original, compelling, and provocative book, turning his focus toward humanity’s future, and our quest to upgrade humans into gods. Over the past century humankind has managed to do the impossible and rein in famine, plague, and war. This may seem hard to accept, but, as Harari explains in his trademark style—thorough, yet riveting—famine, plague and war have been transformed from incomprehensible and uncontrollable forces of nature into manageable challenges. For the first time ever, more people die from eating too much than from eating too little; more people die from old age than from infectious diseases; and more people commit suicide than are killed by soldiers, terrorists and criminals put together. The average American is a thousand times more likely to die from binging at McDonalds than from being blown up by Al Qaeda. What then will replace famine, plague, and war at the top of the human agenda? As the self-made gods of planet earth, what destinies will we set ourselves, and which quests will we undertake? Homo Deus explores the projects, dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century—from overcoming death to creating artificial life. It asks the fundamental questions: Where do we go from here? And how will we protect this fragile world from our own destructive powers? This is the next stage of evolution. This is Homo Deus. With the same insight and clarity that made Sapiens an international hit and a New York Times bestseller, Harari maps out our future.

Author : A. K. Srivastava,C. Kesavachandran
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-08
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780429603358

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Health Effects of Pesticides by A. K. Srivastava,C. Kesavachandran Pdf

Health Effects of Pesticides covers various aspects of the use of pesticides, their behaviour, degradation, and impacts on the agrarian environment. It focuses on pesticide poisoning incidents and farm practices in developing countries. The health impacts of pesticides, including neurological, respiratory, and dermal effects, are examined. Other repercussions caused as a result of pesticides, including reproductive abnormalities and cancer, are comprehensively discussed. Effects of pesticides on general health and agrarian health surveys have been touched upon. Please note: This volume is Co-published with The Energy and Resources Institute Press, New Delhi. Taylor & Francis does not sell or distribute the Hardback in India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka

Author : James Burke,Jules Bergman,Isaac Asimov
Publisher : U.S. Government Printing Office
Page : 108 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Science
ISBN : NASA:31769000651722

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The Impact of Science on Society by James Burke,Jules Bergman,Isaac Asimov Pdf