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ecotoxicologie
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Odour receptors and neurons for DEET and new insect repellents/Les récepteurs olfactifs et les neurones des insectes sensibles au DEET ont été identifiés
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside have identified the olfactory receptors in insects that detect DEET and causes repellency. They have also identified compounds that elicit a similar response to DEET and could one day be used to prevent...
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Usages et alternatives au glyphosate dans l'agriculture française
Suite à la lettre de saisine des Ministres de l’Agriculture et de l’Alimentation, de la Transition écologique et solidaire, de la Santé, et de l’Enseignement Supérieur, de la Recherche et de l'Innovation du 2 novembre dernier l’Inra a remis le 30 novembre...
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Adverse Outcome Pathways, Molecular Screening and Toxicogenomics
The OECD launched a new programme on the development of Adverse Outcome Pathways (AOP) in 2012. An AOP is an analytical construct that describes a sequential chain of causally linked events at different levels of biological organisation that lead to an...
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The Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System: CADDIS
The Causal Analysis/Diagnosis Decision Information System, or CADDIS , is a website developed to help scientists and engineers in the Regions, States, and Tribes conduct causal assessments in aquatic systems. It is organized into five volumes.
Open Letter from Dr. Christopher Portier on His Review of the Carcinogenicity of Glyphosate European Union Authorities
Executive Summary: The European Food Safety Agency IEFSA) and the European Chemical Agency IEChA) have completed their assessments of the carcinogenic potential of glyphosate and concluded that the evidence does not support a classification for glyphosate....
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Airparif : surveillance de la qualité de l'air de Paris et de toute l'Ile-de-France
La surveillance de la qualité de l'air ambiant est assurée en France par des associations indépendantes comme Airparif (type loi de 1901), chargées pour le compte de l'État et des pouvoirs publics, de la mise en œuvre des moyens de surveillance. Créée...
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La pollution de l'air en France : 48 000 morts par an !
La pollution de l’air due aux particules fines est responsable de 48 000 morts chaque année en France, dont plus de 34 000 seraient évitables, selon une étude de Santé Publique France. En savoir plus ici Découvrez ici la carte de France de la pollution...
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The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) provides continuous data and information on atmospheric composition. The service describes the current situation, forecasts the situation a few days ahead, and analyses consistently retrospective data...
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Emission of spherical cesium-bearing particles from an early stage of the Fukushima nuclear accident
Abstract The Fukushima nuclear accident released radioactive materials into the environment over the entire Northern Hemisphere in March 2011, and the Japanese government is spending large amounts of money to clean up the contaminated residential areas...
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Internal structure of cesium-bearing radioactive microparticles released from Fukushima nuclear power plant
Abstract Microparticles containing substantial amounts of radiocesium collected from the ground in Fukushima were investigated mainly by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray microanalysis with scanning TEM (STEM). Particles of around 2 μm...
L'or noir de l'Amérique - Un film sur le pétrole de schiste dans le Dakota du Nord
Un documentaire réalisé par Pierre-Emmanuel Luneau-Daurignac (52’). Ce documentaire a été diffusé sur La Chaîne Parlementaire (LCP, France). Cette chaîne de télévision a été créée en 1999 par l’Assemblée nationale et le Sénat français. Synopsis : "En...
How do fish adapt to oil pollution?
Scientists have studied guppies, a family of fish that seems to be thriving in oil-polluted water to understand how they adapt to pollution. Learn more here .
Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Prenatal Residential Proximity to Agricultural Pesticides: The CHARGE Study
By Janie F. Shelton, Estella M. Geraghty, Daniel J. Tancredi, Lora D. Delwiche, Rebecca J. Schmidt, Beate Ritz, Robin L. Hansen, and Irva Hertz-Picciotto. June 2014. Background: Gestational exposure to several common agricultural pesticides can induce...
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La Mort est dans le pré
Dans son film, Eric Gueret enquête sur les conséquences de l'utilisation de pesticides pouvant provoquer des maladies graves chez les agriculteurs. Il montre comment et pourquoi les paysans tombent malades à cause des produits phytosanitaires utilisés...
Constraints to adaptation: The “oily guppies” of southern Trinidad
This post is from Gregor Rolshausen Arguably, among the most interesting shifts in evolutionary thinking in the past decades is an increased recognition of the limits on rates, directions, and outcomes of evolution. For instance, classic expectations...
