{"id":2260,"date":"2016-04-26T17:43:45","date_gmt":"2016-04-26T22:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2019-12-11T23:08:02","modified_gmt":"2019-12-12T04:08:02","slug":"danger-chemical-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eagleeyemedia.org\/?p=2260","title":{"rendered":"Danger: Chemical Agriculture!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Allison Hall<\/strong><\/p>\n

A problem facing modern society remains\u00a0the use of chemicals in agriculture. While they provide some benefits, the negative aspects far outweigh the positive. Chemically modified agriculture poses a threat to humanity by contaminating livestock, poisoning plant life and contributing to the international phenomenon of global warming.<\/p>\n

Modernly, farmers and livestock owners use growth hormones and other chemicals to rapidly grow animals to disperse the meat in bulk and quickly. These methods are used not only to help the animal to grow but also to bump up the speed to which they grow to profit both farmers and corporations. These chemicals pose not only a threat to the animals but also possibly to the people ingesting it. If the thought of humans ingesting excess growth hormone does not terrify you, then the idea that factories use substances such as ammonia to sterilize meats should. The real points are the idea that these animals do not get the proper treatment and care that they deserve and the ingestion of this meat could result in dangers. Most\u00a0chickens raised for their meat lack the ability to walk or see by the time they are slaughtered for profit. These steroids have the capabilities of working on humans the way that it works on any other mammal. It is impossible to tell whether the hormones in the meats eaten are natural or not. According to Renu Ghandi and Suzanne M. Snedeker, authors of \u201cConsumer Concerns about Hormones in Food\u201d, \u201c\u2026 it is not possible to differentiate between the hormones produced naturally by the animal and those used to treat the animal. This makes it \u201cdifficult to determine exactly how much of the hormone used for treatment remains in the meat or the milk.\u201d This obviously raises questions, such as whether these added hormones are contributing to ailments such as cancers or obesity.<\/p>\n

In relation to the contamination to meats, plants are suffering as well. Genetic engineering, pesticides and weed killers are being used to kill insects and weeds and enhance plant growth; however, it is being done in excess and at times not even hitting the intended target. Instead, it partakes in run-off which adds to the contamination of both water outlets and, yet again, animals. These chemicals travel from the plants to other location via rain and normal hydration methods. Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring<\/em> says, \u201c\u2026 chemicals sprayed on crop lands or forests or gardens lie long in soil, entering into living organisms, passing from one to another in a chain of poisoning and death.\u201d Not only does this harm animals, but it harms animals that, once again, humans consume. This is not the only draw back to chemicals in farming. As far as chemically modifying plants, it would have the same effect as modifying animals. These growth hormones and chemicals are present in food consumed by man. The effects may not be drastic immediately, but a slow build up is sure to be a problem.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that the earth\u2019s atmosphere has been altered in ways that could be both artificial as well as naturally produced. In fact, Carson wrote \u201cThe most alarming of all man\u2019s assaults upon the environment is the contamination of air, earth, rivers, and sea with dangerous lethal materials.\u201d \u00a0These chemical contaminating, pesticides in particular, contribute to global warming. They increase the carbon levels in the atmosphere which plays a hand in the rising heat levels. Carbon creates this sort of blanket that traps in heat. With no escape the rays from the sun bounce around in the earth\u2019s atmosphere and cause rising heat levels. Yes, other things have become a problem in this regard, but in trying to fix the issue, chemical agriculture should be looked at.<\/p>\n

In conclusion, using chemicals in our agriculture lessens the health accountability for both our animals and plants while also playing part in the demotion of atmospheric stability. It may, at this point, not be a possibility to completely outlaw the use of chemicals, but alternatives could be found and in the mean time the use of these chemicals can be lessened.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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