News From The Future Episode 5 w Kirsten Benkendorff and 'The Pesticide Problem of Australia'
"News From The Future" with Dr Catherine Ball · Catherine Ball
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Show Notes
Ever eaten an Australian grown oyster? Was it from a fishery that also exports? How do we deregister pesticides that others have already banned? How do we protect farmers and workers from pesticide-related health problems?
No, this isn’t a review of Silent Spring by Rachel Carter, this is about the scientists trying to get better data and information about how pesticides behave in Australian ecosystems. Who carries the burden of proof around problematic pesticides? Why don’t we test for our domestic markets where we test for food that is exported?
Kirsten Benkendorff walks us through the Big P and what we need to do to support the scientists and communities that are collecting evidence about pesticide behaviour in their local environment.
Learn more about Kirsten here:
https://www.kirstenbenkendorffmarineresearch.au
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