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Food production and safety Issues, Air Quality and Health, Eco Management of Golf Courses

Item 1 (Big Picture strand) -- "Food production and safety Issues" GM foods, Chemicals, pesticides, environmental costs of Production and transport. Safety issues with food etc Item 2 (Community lifestyle strand) -- "Air Quality and Health" Air quality has become a huge health issue as well as an environmental one. We'll explore the problems and give some good tips to watch out for unhealthy air. Item 3 (Heritage protection and Natural Environment strand) -- "Eco Management of Golf Courses" 90% of our recreational land in Ireland is golf courses. The golf courses are sprayed with heavy industrial chemicals and constantly watered to the old practices. However the big international golf courses, such as the K club are taking a much more ecological and sustainable route, now others are following. We'll take a look at what can be done to increase ecological and environmental aspects of our golf courses in Ireland.

English
  • Originally Aired March 5, 2008
  • Runtime 25 minutes
  • Network RTÉ One
  • Notes Is a season finale
  • Created April 15, 2021 by
    Atellyer
  • Modified April 15, 2021 by
    Atellyer