End of innocence

Children exposed to DDT attain early puberty

Biomonitoring breastmilk

In april this year, California became the first us state to introduce a bill to biomonitor breast milk. Activists and researchers hope that once …

USA's body burden

People here carry a cocktail of pesticides in their bodies

DDT legacy

Residue causes foetal loss

Pesticide in fish

Payback time

Egg colouration helps trace DDT contamination

Toxins in the womb

Organic pollutants lead to neural defects, study confirms

Pact on pollutants

Negotiators at a United Nations-sponsored meeting in Geneva have decided to eliminate eight toxic pesticides and chemicals. However, DDT remains …

Back like a bad penny

115 nations, 12 dirty chemicals and a compromise that leaves DDT free to further pollutethe foodchain

Contaminated wheat

Three new studies reveal pesticide residue in wheat flour

Regional approach required for treatment of malaria

Toxic waste

Malarial vector back with a vengeance in Rajasthan

Incessant rains and the resultant stagnant water in canals and fields have spawned a malaria epidemic in the western part of the state

Non-chemical use to contain kala-azar vector

Kala-azar continues to be India's health challenge: Study

The sand flies, which carry the parasites causing the disease, have grown resistant to chemicals used to eliminate them. This is likely to impact …

Today's breakfast: DDT

A significant proportion of food products in India, especially infant food products, has been found to be contaminated by poisonous substances

Asthama's female bias

Enervating effect

Once a common pesticide, DDT may be responsible for falling male fertility worldwide

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Profit vs pollution

THE GLOBAL POLITICS OF PESTICIDES: FORGING CONSENSUS FROM CONFLICTING INTERESTS· Peter Hough·Earthscan, London, 1998·£ …

Award for ecosecurity

For his outstanding work in fighting malaria, V P Sharma gets the Green Scientist Award 2001

Poisoned strawberries

In Short

In Court