Blog post. Environmental Pharmacology: how safe is our chemical jungle?

Christopher Connolly

Blog post. Environmental Pharmacology: how safe is our chemical jungle?

Christopher Connolly (Blog post author)

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Abstract

The human population has grown from 1 billion in the 1800’s to 7 billion in 2012 and estimated to reach 10 billion by 2050. Feeding this burgeoning population, as cheaply as
possible, has driven the global industrialisation of agriculture. Now large monocultures replace a diverse natural habitat. In so doing, the natural ecosystem balance has been
damaged and the defence of our food supplies has opted for the easy solution - chemical warfare against pest species.

Original language	English
Type	Blog
Publisher	Biochemical Society
Number of pages	1
Place of Publication	London
Publication status	Published - 20 Oct 2017

Keywords

Neonicotinoids
pesticides
Pharmacology
Environmental Pharmacology
Bees

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