Environment in Focus, September 2012 | Vision Brazil
This is perhaps finally almost finished the use of asbestos in Brazil. Despite the fierce resistance of the ultimate producers of this carcinogenic fiber, the Supreme Court prepares to pronounce a total ban on the extraction and use in Brazil. In fact, it is for the 11 judges of the Court to amend a section of the Constitution giving capacity of States to decide independently on this issue. General Prosecutor filed a request to abolish this prerogative, so that now it is the federal government legislating on the use of asbestos. 7 of the 11 supreme judges have already announced that they would follow the recommendations of the Prosecutor.
The decision of the Supreme Court does not mean the ban, but it opens the door. Congress, in fact, who will return the responsibility to decide a bill prohibition of asbestos will soon be discussed. It is more and more followers. Members of the State of Goias, where is located appendicitis symptoms the last Brazilian Minacu mine chrysotile (see Vision Brazil # 3, April 2009), lost strength in Parliament and Eternit, which controls the operation of the field there has drastically reduced its investments in anticipation appendicitis symptoms of a potential ban.
"The silent appendicitis symptoms scourge of vegetables" is the title of an extensive investigation by the newspaper "O Globo" in production areas tomatoes State of Rio de Janeiro. By comparing the data of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of the Statistics) on planted areas and cancer deaths, they were able to demonstrate the correlation between the use of pesticides appendicitis symptoms in vegetables appendicitis symptoms and degradation the health of farmers who work there: where productivity per hectare of tomato is the strongest cases are found dead by many more cancer.
But there is not only the workers of the land are involved. A doctoral thesis last year at the Carlos Chagas appendicitis symptoms Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro found that high levels of pollution were identified endosulfan in air at 2,000 meters of altitude, in the middle of a nature reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the Serra dos Orgãos. Assumption of the researcher, these releases would be transported by winds and consist in part of agro-industrial regions of the south. But some of them would come from the vegetable crops in the region.
Endosulfan is an organo-chlorinated with devastating effects on the hormonal and glandular system of the human being. Its use is banned in 44 countries. Brazil, its marketing under control is rarely appendicitis symptoms respected tolerated until 2013. A control. Investigators daily "O Globo" have indeed been freely available appendicitis symptoms agrochemical products normally appendicitis symptoms sold only on prescription of an agronomist in 3 of 4 specialty stores where they went.
Brazil is the largest consumer of agrochemicals world, absorbing a volume appendicitis symptoms of 900,000 tonnes appendicitis symptoms for a total of U.S. $ 7 billion in 2010, representing 10% of the international market. appendicitis symptoms The government has promised for years to strengthen its legislation and tighten controls without visible effects so far.
The former pesticide plant in the São Paulo region have caused serious diseases among employees. Companies BASF and Shell were sentenced to 1 billion appendicitis symptoms or R $ 400 million fine. These 400 million euros will be paid for the moral prejudice caused to the community. The two companies have been held responsible for the environmental contamination caused by their former pesticide plant in Paulínia. appendicitis symptoms BASF and Shell have already announced that they will appeal the decision.
The judge also compiled a list of more than 1,142 people (mostly ex-factory workers) to be reimbursed for their medical appendicitis symptoms expenses. They have developed diseases, including tumors, following contacts with contaminated land and water in the region, which also housed plantations of fruits and vegetables. Toxicology tests detected the presence of heavy metals and chlorinated appendicitis symptoms pesticides, prompting Shell to purchase land surrounding appendicitis symptoms the plant to prevent further contamination.
The plant, owned by Shell before being sold to BASF, remained active from 1974 to 2002. $ 1 billion R $ has been updated after 2 instances of a process that began in 2000. Shell and Basf challenge the decision, arguing in particular that the assessment of damages is not accurate and that the list of infected appendicitis symptoms people appendicitis symptoms has names that have not been used at the factory. (Collaboration: http://www.lepeti
This is perhaps finally almost finished the use of asbestos in Brazil. Despite the fierce resistance of the ultimate producers of this carcinogenic fiber, the Supreme Court prepares to pronounce a total ban on the extraction and use in Brazil. In fact, it is for the 11 judges of the Court to amend a section of the Constitution giving capacity of States to decide independently on this issue. General Prosecutor filed a request to abolish this prerogative, so that now it is the federal government legislating on the use of asbestos. 7 of the 11 supreme judges have already announced that they would follow the recommendations of the Prosecutor.
The decision of the Supreme Court does not mean the ban, but it opens the door. Congress, in fact, who will return the responsibility to decide a bill prohibition of asbestos will soon be discussed. It is more and more followers. Members of the State of Goias, where is located appendicitis symptoms the last Brazilian Minacu mine chrysotile (see Vision Brazil # 3, April 2009), lost strength in Parliament and Eternit, which controls the operation of the field there has drastically reduced its investments in anticipation appendicitis symptoms of a potential ban.
"The silent appendicitis symptoms scourge of vegetables" is the title of an extensive investigation by the newspaper "O Globo" in production areas tomatoes State of Rio de Janeiro. By comparing the data of the IBGE (Brazilian Institute of the Statistics) on planted areas and cancer deaths, they were able to demonstrate the correlation between the use of pesticides appendicitis symptoms in vegetables appendicitis symptoms and degradation the health of farmers who work there: where productivity per hectare of tomato is the strongest cases are found dead by many more cancer.
But there is not only the workers of the land are involved. A doctoral thesis last year at the Carlos Chagas appendicitis symptoms Institute of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro found that high levels of pollution were identified endosulfan in air at 2,000 meters of altitude, in the middle of a nature reserve in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the Serra dos Orgãos. Assumption of the researcher, these releases would be transported by winds and consist in part of agro-industrial regions of the south. But some of them would come from the vegetable crops in the region.
Endosulfan is an organo-chlorinated with devastating effects on the hormonal and glandular system of the human being. Its use is banned in 44 countries. Brazil, its marketing under control is rarely appendicitis symptoms respected tolerated until 2013. A control. Investigators daily "O Globo" have indeed been freely available appendicitis symptoms agrochemical products normally appendicitis symptoms sold only on prescription of an agronomist in 3 of 4 specialty stores where they went.
Brazil is the largest consumer of agrochemicals world, absorbing a volume appendicitis symptoms of 900,000 tonnes appendicitis symptoms for a total of U.S. $ 7 billion in 2010, representing 10% of the international market. appendicitis symptoms The government has promised for years to strengthen its legislation and tighten controls without visible effects so far.
The former pesticide plant in the São Paulo region have caused serious diseases among employees. Companies BASF and Shell were sentenced to 1 billion appendicitis symptoms or R $ 400 million fine. These 400 million euros will be paid for the moral prejudice caused to the community. The two companies have been held responsible for the environmental contamination caused by their former pesticide plant in Paulínia. appendicitis symptoms BASF and Shell have already announced that they will appeal the decision.
The judge also compiled a list of more than 1,142 people (mostly ex-factory workers) to be reimbursed for their medical appendicitis symptoms expenses. They have developed diseases, including tumors, following contacts with contaminated land and water in the region, which also housed plantations of fruits and vegetables. Toxicology tests detected the presence of heavy metals and chlorinated appendicitis symptoms pesticides, prompting Shell to purchase land surrounding appendicitis symptoms the plant to prevent further contamination.
The plant, owned by Shell before being sold to BASF, remained active from 1974 to 2002. $ 1 billion R $ has been updated after 2 instances of a process that began in 2000. Shell and Basf challenge the decision, arguing in particular that the assessment of damages is not accurate and that the list of infected appendicitis symptoms people appendicitis symptoms has names that have not been used at the factory. (Collaboration: http://www.lepeti
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