US EditionDecades-old banned pesticide still lurking in New Brunswick lakes: study
- A study shows DDT, a banned pesticide, remains at alarming levels in brook trout in New Brunswick lakes, posing risks to wildlife and human health, according to Joshua Kurek, associate professor at Mount Allison University.
- Brook trout in five lakes had DDT levels ten times above what the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment considers safe for wildlife, highlighting the lasting impact of past pesticide use.
- Research indicates that DDT and its breakdown chemicals have persisted in the environment and can accumulate in organisms for decades, emphasizing the long-term impact of pesticide use.
- The findings demonstrate that pollutants like DDT can persist in the environment, affecting ecosystems long after they are banned.
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DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests found in trout at 'alarming' levels: study
More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in "alarming" rates in trout in the province's lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and humans that eat the fish.
DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at ‘alarming’ levels: study
FREDERICTON - More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in "alarming" rates in trout in the province's lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and…
DDT sprayed in New Brunswick forests persists in trout at 'alarming' levels: study
FREDERICTON — More than 50 years after it was last used in New Brunswick, new research shows the insecticide DDT is still found in “alarming” rates in trout in the province’s lakes, potentially posing a danger to other wildlife and humans that eat the fish. Josh Kurek, associate professor in Mount Allison University’s department of […]
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