Use of harmful chemicals is higher in poorer nations, according to data analysed by UnearthedThe world's biggest pesticide companies make billions of dollars a year from chemicals found by independent authorities to pose high hazards to human health or the environment, according to an analysis by campaigners.The research also found a higher proportion of these highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) in the companies' sales in poorer nations than in rich ones. In India, 59% of sales were of HHPs in contrast to just 11% in the UK, according to the analysis. Continue reading...
Firms making billions from 'highly hazardous' pesticides, analysis finds
20. února 2020 8:15
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Zdroj: The Guardian