Illustration - Honey

Illustration - Honey

FRANCE. ALPES-MARITIMES (06) VALBONNE. THE AFSSA LABORATORIES IN THE SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS BUSINESS PARK. THE OIE AND FAO LABORATORIES FOR BEE DISEASES PROVIDES DIAGNOSIS FOR THE MAIN DISEASES IN BEES AND PHYSICOCHEMICAL ANALYSES OF PRODUCE FROM THE HIVES. ITS ACTIONS: FIGHTING VARROA; STUDIES OF BEE VIRUSES; RELATION OF THE BEE WITH ITS ENVIRONMENT ACUTE OR CHRONIC INTOXICATION OF BEES BY PESTICIDES QUALITY OF THE PRODUCE OF THE HIVES AND RESEARCH INTO THE RESIDUES (ANTIBIOTICS; PESTICIDES; HEAVY METALS) IN HONEY AND BEES Photo by Christophe Lepetit/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

Oil slick at the Noblessner Harbor

19.02.2025, Tallinn. Dredging operations in the naval harbor last week likely disturbed oil residues dating back to the Soviet era. Strong winds caused the oil slick to spread to the Noblessner Harbor. Photo Madis Veltman, Postimees

Tartu Waterworks

Tartu Waterworks

15.08.2024, Tartu. Tartu Waterworks Ltd. Treatment station for dangerous substances and drug residues. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

Tartu Waterworks

Tartu Waterworks

15.08.2024, Tartu. Tartu Waterworks Ltd. Treatment station for dangerous substances and drug residues. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

Tartu Waterworks

Tartu Waterworks

15.08.2024, Tartu. Tartu Waterworks Ltd. Treatment station for dangerous substances and drug residues. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

Tartu Waterworks

Tartu Waterworks

15.08.2024, Tartu. Tartu Waterworks Ltd. Treatment station for dangerous substances and drug residues. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

Tartu Waterworks

Tartu Waterworks

15.08.2024, Tartu. Tartu Waterworks Ltd. Treatment station for dangerous substances and drug residues. Photo: Signe Oidekivi/Tartu Postimees

Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees

STORY: Ugandan women turn agricultural waste into biofuel to save trees SHOOTING TIME: May 30, 2024 DATELINE: June 5, 2024 LENGTH: 0:03:40 LOCATION: Kampala CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the sanctuary of Set Her Free 2. various of mixing raw materials for making briquettes 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 4. various of women making briquettes 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Luganda): SHEEBA KWAGALA, Briquette maker 6. various of restaurant cooking using the biofuel briquettes 7. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): MICHAEL KALYESUBULA, Chef 8. various of briquettes 9. SOUNDBITE 4 (English): ROBERT AGABA, Program officer of Set Her Free 10. various of women at Set Her Free STORYLINE: Every morning, Sheeba Kwagala and her colleague head to a sanctuary in the Ugandan capital of Kampala to mash agricultural waste, mainly banana peels and crop residues, with molasses and clay to make briquettes. Briquettes, a type of renewable energy source and a form of solid biofuel, are said to be more

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

A new study from 60 Millions Consumers magazine found pesticide residues in 21 out of 26 packaged salad brands in Paris, France on April 8, 2024. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

A new study from 60 Millions Consumers magazine found pesticide residues in 21 out of 26 packaged salad brands in Paris, France on April 8, 2024. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

A new study from 60 Millions Consumers magazine found pesticide residues in 21 out of 26 packaged salad brands in Paris, France on April 8, 2024. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

A new study from 60 Millions Consumers magazine found pesticide residues in 21 out of 26 packaged salad brands in Paris, France on April 8, 2024. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

Pesticide Residues In Salads - France

A new study from 60 Millions Consumers magazine found pesticide residues in 21 out of 26 packaged salad brands in Paris, France on April 8, 2024. Photo by Marie Hubert Psaila/ABACAPRESS.COM

Food Safety Inspection

Food Safety Inspection

HAIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Market supervisors use food safety inspection equipment to detect pesticide residues in vegetables and other foods at a supermarket in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 1, 2024.

Food Safety Inspection

Food Safety Inspection

HAIAN, CHINA - FEBRUARY 1, 2024 - Market supervisors use food safety inspection equipment to detect pesticide residues in vegetables and other foods at a supermarket in Haian, East China's Jiangsu province, Feb 1, 2024.

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

Leather Tanning - Dhaka

A worker of a tannery from Hazaribagh puts leather pieces to dry that were previously painted on Filed out in the open as part of process of leather tanning before the shoes manufacture. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On January 24, 2024 In Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Daily Life in Huzhou

Daily Life in Huzhou

HUZHOU, CHINA - AUGUST 24, 2023 - Workers test pesticide residues at the testing room of Xingkang Comprehensive Market in Wukang Street, Deqing County, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, Aug. 24, 2023.

Researchers adopt pest control technology to promote green agriculture in SW China

STORY: Researchers adopt pest control technology to promote green agriculture in SW China DATELINE: Dec. 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:35 LOCATION: GUIYANG, China CATEGORY: SCIENCE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG CHANGRONG, Researcher, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences 3. various of College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): YANG MAOFA, Dean of College of Tobacco Science, Guizhou University STORYLINE: Experts in southwest China's Guizhou Province are adopting a kind of biological pest control technology to promote green agriculture. SOUNDBITE 1 (Chinese): ZHANG CHANGRONG, Researcher, Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences "With the intensive development of agriculture, a single type of crop is planted in a large area, which could lead to serious problems of diseases and pests. The use of chemical pesticides has caused many problems. The pests could develop resistance to pesticides, and the pesticide residues c

Japanese lawyer meets chemical weapon victim in China

Japanese lawyer meets chemical weapon victim in China

HARBIN, China - A Japanese lawyer (L) talks to a woman affected by residues of chemical weapons abandoned by the former Imperial Japanese Army in China during World War II in the northeastern Chinese city of Harbin, Heilongjiang Province, on April 29, 2014. A team of Japanese and Chinese lawyers conducted hearings on 12 such victims to assist them financially and with medical treatment.

Nissin Foods' equipment to analyze agrochemical residues

Nissin Foods' equipment to analyze agrochemical residues

TOKYO, Japan - Advanced equipment to analyze agrochemical residues in food produce at Nissin Foods Holdings Co.'s new research facility "The Wave" in Hachioji, Tokyo, is shown to the press on March 4, 2014, a day before the facility officially opens. With the equipment, it is possible to identify pesticides in products within three days upon requests from customers.

Soil preparation underway in China's "grain barn"

STORY: Soil preparation underway in China's "grain barn" DATELINE: Oct. 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: HARBIN, China CATEGORY: AGRICULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of soil preparation 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JINBO, Farmer STORYLINE: The high-powered machinery of Beidahuang Group is preparing the fields right after the autumn harvest with high efficiency and quality in northeast China's Heilongjiang Province. Soil preparation is of vital importance for grain production in the province, known as China's "grain barn." Large machines will be used to plow the fields, burying leaves, straws, and other crop residues underground. This allows for the faster and more thorough decomposition of the residues, thus effectively increasing the absorbable organic matter in the soil. Soil preparation improves the fertility of the soil, as well as its ability to resist drought and retain moisture. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): LI JINBO, Farmer "Under suitable weather conditions, we are ridging and plowing the field in line w

Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems

STORY: Ingenious Gazan engineers produce wood vinegar against soil problems DATELINE: June 28, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:59 LOCATION: Gaza CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (ARABIC): AMNA AL-AFIFI, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 3. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (ARABIC): MOHSEN AHMED, Gaza-based agricultural engineer 5. various of the Gazan engineers extracting wood vinegar STORYLINE: About a year ago, Amna Afifi and Mohsen Ahmed, two agricultural engineers in the Gaza Strip, embarked on a research into the potential soil problems with the besieged Palestinian enclave when they learned that some of their farming relatives have suffered harvest failures. In face of the soil pollution that has changed the taste of vegetables and fruits and may cause cancer, the two engineers found by trial and error that vinegar "extracted from the residues of tree pruning" is a possible solution. SOUNDBI

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers Dry Rawhide Laid On Wooden Boards On A Field - Dhaka

Workers dry rawhide laid on wooden boards on a field at a tannery from Hazaribagh puts pieces of leather to dry as part of process of leather tanning in a small factory to sell it to manufacture of shoes. Tanning consists of the hides being soaked, then in order to eliminate the salt in a solution of lime and water to soften the hair and eliminate them using a machine, then the residues are removed by hand with a blunt knife. On August 26, 2021 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo by Habibur Rahman/ABACAPRESS.COM