The UK exported thousands of tonnes of pesticides last year that have been banned domestically due to their harmful impacts, an investigation has found. Greenpeace’s investigation unit Unearthed and Swiss campaign group Public Eye analysed documents that companies submitted to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) when exporting banned chemicals.

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Pesticide care ucid albinele au fost descoperite în 85% din râurile din Anglia

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Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of England's rivers

The chemicals can harm insects and marine wildlife, environmental charities warn.

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Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways

Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of tested rivers in England, an analysis of Government figures has found.

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Bee-killing pesticides found in 85% of English rivers – analysis

The UK shipped enough of a bee-killing insecticide overseas to spray an area bigger than England, a Greenpeace investigation found.

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UK exported thousands of tonnes of banned pesticides in 2023, probe reveals

The Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry has increased its efforts to reduce the use of agricultural chemicals and prevent their negative effects on human health and the environment.

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The environmental damage caused by pesticides is being reduced

Pesticides that kill bees were discovered in 85% of the rivers tested in England, the analysis of statistical data of the United Kingdom government showed, informs DPA and PA Media, taken over by Agerpres.

Pesticide care ucid albinele au fost descoperite în 85% din râurile testate în Anglia, a arătat analiza unor date statistice ale guvernului Regatului Unit, informează DPA şi PA Media, preluate de Agerpres.

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Maken pesticiden ziek? De vraag verplaatst zich van lab naar rechtbank – en dat verraadt een groter probleem

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Do pesticides make people sick? The question moves from lab to courtroom – and it betrays a bigger problem

Bumblebee Feast – A White-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lucorum) feasting on Hemp-agrimony at The British The Government may have failed to comply with environmental laws when it granted use of a banned pesticide toxic to bees, a watchdog has warned. The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) is investigating the Environment Department (Defra)’s emergency authorisation for the use of the neonicotinoid thiamethoxam on sugar beet seeds in 2023 and 2…

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Wales

Watchdog: Defra may have failed to comply with law over bee-killing pesticide

Green groups looked at Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides in river sites tested between 2023 to 2024

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Bee-killing pesticides have been found in 85% of tested rivers in England, an analysis of Government figures has found. Green groups looked at Environment Agency data on neonicotinoid pesticides in river sites tested between 2023 to 2024. They also found that the proportion of rivers affected appears to have increased from 79% during the testing period of 2020 to 2022. Neonicotinoids destroy bees’ nervous systems and are banned in Europe, but ha…

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The UK exported thousands of tonnes of pesticides last year that have been banned domestically due to their harmful impacts, an investigation has found.Greenpeace's investigation unit Unearthed and Swiss campaign group Public Eye analysed documents that companies submitted to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) when exporting banned chemicals.The documents -- obtained under freedom of information laws -- showed that the UK shipped 8,500 tonnes…

Bee-harming pesticides found in majority of English waterways

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