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Forever chemicals: ‘Shocking’ discovery of PFAS in European pesticides (www.euronews.com)
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[...] A new joint report from the two NGOs has found that 37 active substances currently approved for use in pesticides are PFAS. That equates to 12 per cent of all approved synthetic substances. [...]

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[–] nightwatch_admin@feddit.nl 5 points 2 years ago (2 children)

GMO is for single crop mass production combined with extreme herbicides/fungicides. Basically biofuels and cattle feed. Also monoculture is devastating for the environment, both animals and other plants. Not a solution, nice for big chem not for the rest.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 9 points 2 years ago (1 children)

GMO could be used for better purposes. The issue is that the companies that currently control this market are the same-old agrochemicals companies that also sell pesticides and otherwise stand to profit off unsustainable practices too. If it were nonprofits developing GMOs, with goals that include ecosystem vitality, GMOs might be one part of addressing issues like droughts.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

This. GMO is a fantastic technology which would get abused by the most evil of companies. That's why it's better to not use it at all because it would mean it'd only get used by them for evil purposes.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You're throwing the whole technology under the bus because one or two big names are using it in a way that fits in their existing corporate ecosystem.

[–] crispy_kilt@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"Won't anyone think of the sweet little grandmas genetically modifying plants at home for their beautiful home vegetable gardens? Not only huge powerful evil companies would actually get to do it!"

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

Dumb way to try and shut down an argument. I'm pretty sure you still have a phone, drive a car, have a computer, connect devices to the Internet.