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Toxic ToursToxic Tours - XIX: Toxic Trespass
The right to bear a family and the right of all women to control all aspects of their health, particularly their own fertility, are being seriously compromised by exposure to toxic chemicals More... Toxic Tours - XVIII: One man's gadget is another man's poisonEven as a consumer in Europe opts for the latest design in mobile phones, somewhere in Asia a migrant worker is dismantling his discarded phone, risking exposure to hazardous chemicals. A report on e-waste More... Toxic Tours - XVII: White asbestos: Silent killerArmed with all the facts on the harmful effects of asbestos on human health, and the knowledge that most countries worldwide have imposed a ban on the substance, India continues to import nearly Rs 230 crore worth of asbestos and consume over 125,000 million metric tonnes a year More... Toxic Tours - XVI: The dirty dozenThe ABCs of POPs or Persistent Organic Pollutants and the challenges they pose for India More... Toxic Tours - XV: 2003: A defining moment for food safety issues in IndiaIndia's policies on pollution and pesticide use address impact mitigation and end-of-the-pipe solutions only. No thought is given to the Precautionary Principle, which raises fundamental questions about the process of development itself, says Ravi Agarwal, Director of Toxics Link, which works towards public education and awareness on issues of ecological contamination More... Toxic Tours - XIV: Our Stolen Future: The effects of pesticide contamination on future generationsStudies by naturalists and scientists reveal that pesticide contamination has unalterably affected the breeding biology of birds such as raptors and sarus cranes. The contamination, most likely, has been passed on through the birds' prey base More... Toxic Tours - XIII: Hormone havoc: Pesticide contamination and women's healthPesticides contaminate every layer of the ecosystem today, causing untold harm to the health of human beings. Persistent organic pollutants have a tendency to accumulate in fatty tissue, making women most vulnerable to toxic contaminants, since women have a higher percentage of body fat, accompanied by regular hormonal changes through the reproductive cycle More... Toxic Tours - XI: Monsters under my bedOur houses are home to a whole host of toxic substances ranging from the humble toilet roll to household cleaners and mosquito-repellents. These can cause a number of illnesses especially among children More... Toxic Tours - X: Going bananas in north KeralaThanks to the banana chip's growing popularity, the paddy fields of Kerala are being converted into banana plantations that demand the widespread use of harmful chemical fertilisers and pesticides More... |
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