Joshua Fitz2019-07-29T10:29:49+02:0029. July 2019|Gesundheit, Umwelt|
What is nitrate and where does it come from? Nitrate is mainly produced through intensive agricultural cultivation. Liquid manure contains a lot of ammonium, ammonia and other organic nitrogen compounds. Why is nitrate harmful to us? A new study already found an increased risk of colorectal cancer [...]
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 Hüther2019-01-29T18:49:19+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 Hüther2019-01-29T18:53:43+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 Hüther2019-01-29T18:56:33+01:0029. January 2019|Umwelt|
Several whale populations threaten to collapse Fatal poisoning: The exposure to the environmental toxin PCB could be the fate of orcas in many parts of the world. As a recent study shows, more than half of global populations suffer noticeably from the consequences of this toxic legacy - killer whales in Japan, Brazil and [...]
