A study confirmed that clouds contain numerous pesticides, with concentrations at times exceeding safety limits for drinking water, turning rain into a vector for contamination.
Chemicals evaporate,
travel vast distances in the atmosphere and fall back to earth in
precipitation, meaning local pesticide use becomes a worldwide problem
that ignores borders.
The discovery of long-prohibited
substances like atrazine in clouds reveals these compounds are
incredibly durable and continue to cycle through the environment long
after their use has been outlawed.
This contamination
exposes everyone to pesticides linked to serious health issues,
including cancers, neurological disorders and infertility, with children
being particularly vulnerable.
The study highlights a
failure of regulatory frameworks, which do not account for the global
transport of pesticides or the dangerous combined "cocktail effect" of
multiple chemicals, demanding an international, precautionary approach. ...<<<Read More>>>...
