News Headline
Human-wrought environmental changes impacting crops and pollinators could harm health of millions
Source
The Financial
Publication Date
2015-07-16
One study found that decreasing numbers of food pollinators such as bees—falling in part due to pesticide use and destruction of habitats—could lead to declines in nutrient-rich crops that have been linked with staving off disease. A second study found that increasing levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) could lead to lower levels of zinc in food and thus to greatly expanded zinc deficiency.