DeMarsh goes on to warn Islanders to seek immediate medical attention if they come in contact with pesticides used in farming. Visser said chemical companies sometimes add distinctive odours to a substance as a warning signal that the pesticide is potentially harmful The odour itself is not poisonous, therefore to say if you smell a substance means you are poisoned by it is not true, he said. Visser said chemical companies sometimes add distinctive odours to a substance as a warning signal...

While two councillors spoke in favour of a resolution to ask the province to ban the cosmetic use of pesticides, Huron East council defeated the motion at its June 5 meeting. Push for provincial legislation banning cosmetic use of pesticides not supported by Huron East. Seaforth Huron Expositor, Seaforth, ON. Bill Siemon said it s astronomical how many chemicals are inside human bodies. Seaforth Huron Expositor, Seaforth, ON. Although many municipalities across Canada have now passed...

But the thought of slurping up the same chemical used to preserve corpses isn't enough to deter him. Hot weather, lack of refrigeration and demand for cheap street food drives vendors and producers to find inexpensive -- and often dangerous -- ways to preserve their products. While the discovery of tainted imports from China has shocked Westerners, food safety has long been a problem in much of Asia, where enforcement is lax and food poisoning deaths are not unusual. Formaldehyde, for...

Hold off on the insecticides for those juicy aggregations of aphids. Rather than spraying a chemical poison in the yard that will kill every kind of insect from pest mosquitoes to beneficial ladybugs and honeybees, try a less-toxic approach. A gardener's true friend, aloe vera contains a soothing sap that can be used to treat sunburn, insect bites and stings, minor cuts and even dry, cracked knuckles. Pruning these shrubs now that they have finished flowering can improve their form and...

But the largest owner of agricultural land in Hillsborough - phosphate and fertilizer giant Mosaic - is trying to rezone several hundred acres to expand its phosphate-mining operations westward. Smith said Mosaic has its own citrus operations on 470 acres, but the great bulk of its agricultural land - 17,600 acres - is leased to farmers for their own operations. Occasionally, a dragline used to scoop tons of earth in search of phosphate ore peeks above a tree line beyond neighboring fields...