Jul 11, 2017
Soils in India contaminated with pesticides

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A new study looking at agricultural fields in India shows that pesticides have contaminated local soils. The paper, published in...

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Jan 27, 2015
Frogs and their wetland habitats in Iowa are contaminated with agricultural pesticides

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Amphibian populations in the United States and around the world have been declining due to habitat degradation and loss. Now, a new study,...

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Oct 21, 2014
Contaminated Argentine wetland poses threat to humans and migrating birds

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A recent study published in Science of the Total Environment found high levels of toxic chemical contamination in Argentina’s Mar Chiquita wetland...

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Oct 14, 2014
Neonicotinoids contaminate Canadian wetlands

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A recent study published in the journal PLOS One found that neonicotinoid pesticides—the dominant insecticide used as a seed treatment on crops...

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