Fabio Hüther2019-04-20T11:13:38+02:0020. April 2019|Umwelt|
Tests in ten countries find no water without pesticide contamination Contaminated water: The water of European rivers and canals is contaminated with more than a hundred different pesticides, some of which exceed the limits, as tests in ten countries now reveal. Among the chemicals are 24 substances no longer authorised in [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-03-05T18:13:02+01:005. March 2019|Uncategorized|
Using new measuring methods, scientists have examined mineral waters for, particularly small plastic particles. Even the researchers were surprised by the results. Microplastics does not only float in rivers, lakes and oceans. Our mineral water also contains the finest plastic particles, which cannot be seen with the naked eye. This is shown [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:48:45+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit, Information|
Water tightens you, keeps your cells fit - and has zero calories. But you'd better take still water: according to new research, carbon dioxide makes you hungry. Drinking water works for your figure - it helps you lose weight. We should drink 1.5 to 2 litres of liquid every day - preferably still water. This [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:49:03+01:0029. January 2019|Gesellschaft|
20 springs alone fill mineral water - more than enough to quench our thirst, one would think. Yet almost every second bottle that goes over the counter comes from abroad. According to the Association of Swiss Mineral Springs and Soft Drink Producers (SMS), the figure was 41% in 2015. Imports have increased by 87 million [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:49:19+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit, Umwelt|
A method of growing rice based on ducks to feed on insects and weeds was discovered a few years ago. The Aigamo method of rice cultivation was developed in 1989 by Takao Furuno, a farmer in Fukuoka Prefecture, and enables the production of healthy and tasty rice, requiring less work than previous methods. From its [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:51:22+01:0029. January 2019|Positive News|
Drinking water will not be privatised In response to protests against the feared privatisation of drinking water in Germany, EU Commissioner Michel Barnier wants to exclude the water supply from the controversial EU Concession Directive. "Although such a risk never existed, citizens have indeed gained this impression and expressed their views on [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:52:13+01:0029. January 2019|Gesundheit|
Almost all drinking water samples contained microplasty The fact that the seas are full of plastic waste is well known. But our drinking water is also contaminated with microplastics. Worldwide, 83 percent of tap water contains tiny plastic parts that enter our bodies unhindered in this way. The health effects have been little researched. [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:53:43+01:0029. January 2019|Umwelt|
Every summer, the holidaymakers on the beaches of the Mediterranean bring with them a huge wave of sea waste. Every summer, tourists cause a 40 per cent increase in the amount of plastic entering the Mediterranean. A new report published by the WWF was published in the Mediterranean, 95 percent of which is made [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:53:59+01:0029. January 2019|Umwelt|
Wildflower strips allow the spread of pest-eating insects in the fields, thus reducing the need for pesticides. Von roten Mohnblumen bis hin zu blauen Kornblumen sind diese Wildblumen, die sich durch ein Feld in der Schweiz schlängeln, kein malerischer Zufall. Sie bilden einen von 100 Streifen, die dort durch die Felder gepflanzt werden, um [...]
Fabio Hüther2019-01-29T18:54:48+01:0029. January 2019|Positive News|
During his inaugural speech last week, the new president of Costa Rica announced an ambitious plan to make the country a pioneer in the fight against climate change. When thousands of voters gathered in San Jose for 38-year-old Carlos Alvarado's inaugural ceremony, he announced his intentions to completely ban the use of fossil fuels [...]
