Environmental

Herbicide-Induced Erosion Releases Banned Pesticides in Sediment

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 11, 2014.  An international team of scientists has uncovered a new mechanism through which long-banned pesticides such as DDT may reemerge in our environment. Although a number of more recent studies have focused on the role that climate change is playing in the movement of older toxic chemicals, this study highlights the unknowns associated with pesticide use, showing the unexpected impacts that can occur when pesticide use patterns change.

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Lac_de_Saint-André_et_vignoblesThe study, “Long-term…

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