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… of the planet. It is affecting our health through the food we eat, the water we drink and the air we breathe. are … less visible, for example the presence of pesticides in food, and lakes, endocrine-disrupting chemicals in drinking … reduced plant growth, toxicity build-up in food chain Breathing disorders, cardiovascular diseases, cancer, …

… been used. Through bioaccumulation, animals higher in the food chain and humans are more likely to have higher … role in past insubstantially increasing the world's food production and greatly reducing the post-harvest losses …

… on its soils than it is today, to produce sufficient food to meet the ever-increasing food deficit. • A general realisation that the world … and especially humans through the protection of the food chain and the drinking water reserves. • Soils are used for …