How does common herbicide glyphosate, and its breakdown product AMPA, affect the microbiome and human health? And what does it mean for us? Check out our new factsheet summarising our comprehensive review here.

We are pleased to announce the publication of a new SPRINT summary factsheet, which is based on a recent paper by several SPRINT partners. 

This factsheet provides some key findings from the human health-related data, including from crop and indoor dust samples, with the main hazards focused on including cancer and endocrine disruption. Access the summary factsheet by clicking here. 

Following the success of last year's event, SPRINT will be presenting again at this year's UN General Assembly Science Summit (UNGA 79).

Register here: https://sciencesummitunga.vfairs.com/en/registration-form/ 

When? September 16th, 09:00-11:00 (EST) = 15:00-17:00 (CET)

Where? New York and online (link to follow). 

What? This session will present the impacts of pesticides on both ecosystem and human health, with a particular focus on:

1) Ecotoxicological tests on terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems

 2) Organoid and gut microbiome studies

 3) Lab-based experiments with rats and mice.

Join us to hear the latest on the impacts of pesticides on ecosystem and human health.

The latest addition to our series of paper summaries is out now. Recently published research by SPRINT partner Freya Debler and team forms the basis of the facsheet, which tells a striking story about the presence of pesticide residues in rural air. Most samples contained mixtures of residues, not dissimilar to what we find in food and water samples. However, unlike residues in food and water, airborne pesticide residues are not accounted for when calculating the maximum levels people can safely be exposed to day-to-day. Read more about Freya and team's findings by clicking here.