Agricultural Fertiliser Could Pose Risk to Human Fertility
Published on by Naizam (Nai) Jaffer, Municipal Operations Manager (Water, Wastewater, Stormwater, Roads, & Parks) in Academic
Agricultural fertiliser could pose risk to human fertility, sheep study finds
Eating meat from animals grazed on land treated with commonly-used agricultural fertilisers might have serious implications for pregnant women and the future reproductive health of their unborn children, according to a new study involving sheep.
The study by British and French scientists from the universities of Nottingham, Aberdeen (UK) and Paris-Saclay (France), The James Hutton Institute (Aberdeen) and UMR BDR, INRA, Jouy en Josas (Paris, France) published in the journal Scientific Reports , has shown striking effects of exposure of pregnant ewes - and their female lambs in the womb – to a cocktail of chemical contaminants present in pastures fertilised with human sewage sludge-derived fertiliser.
Dr Richard Lea, of the School of Veterinary Medicine and Science at The University of Nottingham, was lead author on the paper.
Attached link
https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/news/pressreleases/2016/march/agricultural-fertiliser-could-pose-risk-to-human-fertility-sheep-study-finds.aspxMedia
Taxonomy
- Fertilizers
- Wastewater Disposal
- Sludge Treatment