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Pesticide foodstuff database
Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web
Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815176&sr= 1-1 Jeff Lowenfelds: EDUCATION: Harvard University, geology; Northeastern University, law Finally! Thank you, Billy,that was not hard was it? now I know who to look up and find his bona fides and what actual research he bases his thesis on. I can finally verify this bold comment. So I will check to see if this statement is based on actual research or just opinion. What else can you do for this peabrain? You can damn well wait until I get back to my computer. I don't spend my life in front of it like you do DS. |
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"gunner" wrote: Teaming with Microbes: A Gardener's Guide to the Soil Food Web Jeff Lowenfels and Wayne Lewis http://www.amazon.com/Teaming-Microb.../dp/0881927775 /ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1206815176&sr= 1-1 Jeff Lowenfelds: EDUCATION: Harvard University, geology; Northeastern University, law Finally! Thank you, Billy,that was not hard was it? Hard? I posted it within seconds of seeing your post. You are easy to deal with gunny, when you step out of your cloud of acronyms, and innuendoes. --- cite |s?t| verb [ trans. ] (often be cited) 1 quote (a passage, book, or author) as evidence for or justification of an argument or statement, esp. in a scholarly work. € mention as an example : medics have been cited as a key example of a modern breed of technical expert. € Law adduce a former tried case as a guide to deciding a comparable case or in support of an argument. I hope this clears up your confusion with the English language. now I know who to look up and find his bona fides and what actual research he bases his thesis on. I can finally verify this bold comment. So I will check to see if this statement is based on actual research or just opinion. Got to admire the brave face you put on, gunny. Go gettem boy. Have fun ;O) What else can you do for this peabrain? You can damn well wait until I get back to my computer. Ah, some people want too much. You aren't getting a wee bit testy are you, gunny? When you return, I may not be available (us DSs have demanding schedules, y'know), so let me now direct you off into the writings of Joe Schwarcz. Schwarcz is one of North America's foremost educators and is the director of McGill University's Office for Science and Society, which is dedicated to demystifying science for the public, the media, and students. Schwarcz is also a professor in the chemistry department and teaches nutrition and alternative medicine in McGill's Medical School. He may even be able to rouse that dormant organ between your ears, gunny. Quotes from Joe Schwarcz: 1) Pesticides and nitrates from fertilizer enter ground water with potential environmental and health consequences. 2) When they are not protected by pesticides, crops produce their own chemical weapons. Some of these, various flavonoids, are antioxidants which may contribute to human health. Organic pears and peaches are richer in these compounds and organic tomatoes have more vitamin C and lycopene. When French researchers compared the differences in lycopene, vitamin C and polyphenol content of organic versus conventional tomatoes, they found that the organic tomatoes had somewhat higher levels of vitamin C and polyphenols, which was not surprising given that the tomatoes probably produce these to fend of pests. If they get no help from commercial pesticides, they will produce more of the natural variety. 3) Synthetic fertilizers, with their high levels of nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, encourage rapid growth, but this results in more water being taken up from the soil. The produce is bigger, but it is bigger because it has a higher water content. Organic crops, fertilized with manure, take up nitrogen more slowly and have a lower water content. In a sense they are more concentrated in flavourful compounds. Some, but certainly not all, studies have shown that organically grown foods are higher in antioxidants. This isn't surprising because crops left to fend for themselves without outside chemical help will produce a variety of natural pesticides, some of which just happen to have antioxidant properties. .. . . . According to a four year long study carried out at the University of Newcastle, organic food is some 40% richer in antioxidants. If cost is not an issue, organic may indeed be an appropriate choice. There is no doubt that it is environmentally a more sound practice. 4) All ways of reducing pesticide risk are examined, with great emphasis on Integrated Pest Management, or IPM, which is aimed at reducing the reliance of pesticides as the sole approach to pest management. IPM is geared towards taking action only when numbers of pests warrant it and uses a mix of biological, physical and chemical techniques. (This is Canadian, not American) But can even such a rigorous system ensure that we will have no consequences from the use of pesticides? Absolutely not. There may be subtle effects in humans that show up only after years of exposure. One of the developing concerns about the use of insecticides and herbicides is a possible effect on the immune system. Laboratory evidence indicates impaired activity of immune cells after exposure . . . 5) Analytical chemists, armed with their gas chromatographs and mass spectrometers, heightened our fears by revealing that it was not only farmers or agro-chemical producers who were exposed to pesticides, we all were! Residues of these chemicals were found on virtually everything we ate. 6) Would a pesticide-free world be better? For people who have to handle pesticides occupationally, and for the environment, yes. 7) The World Health Organization estimates that there are roughly three million cases of pesticide poisoning world wide every year, and close to a quarter million deaths! Pesticide companies, in some cases, pay their salespeople on commission so it is in their interest to push product even when it may not be necessary. In Sri Lanka pesticides are advertised on radio to the public, often painting an unrealistic picture of magical, risk-free crop protection. Even though there may be no immediate effects of such exposure, there are enough studies suggesting a link between pesticide use and neurological problems, developmental delays, Parkinson's disease and cancer to cause concern. An often-quoted study at Stanford University found a link between Parkinson's disease and domestic pesticide use. People with as few as thirty days of exposure to home insecticides were at significantly greater risk; garden insecticides were somewhat less risky. Because of the large variety of products available, the researchers were not able to zero in on any specific ingredients. Great caution must be used with insecticides in the home and I think their use during pregnancy should be totally avoided. These quotes were taken from writings posted here in rec.gardens.edible. You should be able to find them in "Google Groups". I don't spend my life in front of it like you do DS. Why use acronyms as a crutch? Don't you want to write the words? The sentence is a little longer, but it gives clarity to your thoughts, when you have any. Thanks, anyway, for the compliment, yes, I am a "Darling Stud" ;O) -- - Billy There are three kinds of men: The ones that learn by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence and find out for themselves. Will Rogers http://green-house.tv/video/the-spring-garden-tour http://www.tomdispatch.com/p/zinn |
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