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EU seeks to ban most dangerous pesticides LUXEMBOURG (AFP) - EU agriculture ministers on Monday proposed stricter rules on the use of pesticides in Europe, including bans on those found to be carcinogenic or otherwise toxic to humans, though with some provisos.   Source:(AFP)   2008-06-24 Greenpeace report finds fertiliser in Philippine drinking water Drinking water contaminated by fertiliser has been found on a number of farms in the northern Philippines, environmental group Greenpeace said Friday.   Nations:Philippines   2008-02-03 Ban on Calif. pesticide spraying lifted The spraying of a pesticide to fight a crop-eating moth can resume after a judge said Friday he was satisfied with a government plan to address environmental and health concerns.   Nations:U.S. Australia   2007-10-20 EPA approves 1-year use of pesticide The Environmental Protection Agency gave the go-ahead for one-year use of a new agricultural pesticide Friday, saying its own scientific review overrides health concerns expressed by more than 50 chemists and other scientists.   Nations:U.S.   2007-10-07 DDT spray scares mosquitoes away, study finds Mosquitoes that carry malaria, dengue fever and yellow fever avoid homes that have been sprayed with DDT, researchers reported on Wednesday.   2007-08-08 Headlines EU seeks to ban most dangerous pesticides 2008-06-24 Greenpeace report finds fertiliser in Philippine drinking water 2008-02-03 Ban on Calif. pesticide spraying lifted 2007-10-20 EPA approves 1-year use of pesticide 2007-10-07 DDT spray scares mosquitoes away, study finds 2007-08-08 China protests over US seafood blockade 2007-06-30 Pesticides increase risk of Parkinson's: study 2007-05-30 Pesticides next frontier in China food safety 2007-05-12 China's food safety woes expand overseas 2007-04-12 Pollutants change 'he' frogs into 'she' frogs 2007-02-27 High DDT levels found off Calif. coast 2007-01-29 Pesticide found in mutated fish, Potomac 2007-01-19 EPA to regulate form of nanotechnology 2006-11-24 U.S. pesticide stockpile under scrutiny 2006-11-03 More 'intersex fish' found in Potomac 2006-09-07 Coke, Pepsi struggle to find fizz in India 2006-08-10 Mosquitoes making life miserable in Ohio 2006-08-09 Indian state bans soft drinks after Coke, Pepsi gets toxic label 2006-08-04 Group sues EPA over beach pollution 2006-08-04 Pepsi insists its drinks are safe after Indian ban 2006-08-04 Study: Ethanol won't solve energy problems 2006-07-10 Study links pesticides with Parkinson's 2006-06-26 Chemicals harming Arctic animals: WWF 2006-06-15 China's environment woes getting worse 2006-06-06 Benzene Levels in Soft Drinks Above Limit 2006-04-05 Scientists Seek New Pesticide Alternatives 2006-03-31 Most-viewed China's food safety woes expand overseas 2007-04-12

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