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How Can Pesticides Affect the Development of Aquatic Life?

March 11, 2024March 11, 2024 Renata de Mello 0 Comments agricultural pollution, agriculture, aquatic, drinking water, drinking water treatment, ecotoxicology, pesticides, pollutants, Pollution, toxic chemicals, toxicology, water pollution, water quality, water resource, zebrafish

Agriculture uses pesticides to maintain continuous food production. But what is the effect of these chemicals on aquatic animals? With this in mind, researchers from Brazil collaborated to study the effect of one of the most used pesticides in the country on zebrafish.

Case Studies Ecosystems Environmental Science Toxicology

Streamside Vegetation Can Capture Pesticides

October 23, 2019 Brittany Maule 0 Comments agriculture, pesticides, water quality

Blueberries and other crops are being impacted in the Pacific northwest by a new invasive species. Pesticide use to combat this problem may impact nearby aquatic life. Researchers studied agriculture areas with and without woody vegetation along stream banks to understand if they could play a role in keeping pesticides out of streams. Sites with woody vegetation reduced 96% of pesticide measured in the stream on average compared to sites without. Increasing woody vegetation next to streams could help farmers fight off invasive species while still protecting water quality.

Ecosystems Environmental Science Toxicology

Pesticides and Fertilizers: A toxic relationship that is stressful for frogs

July 31, 2019August 1, 2019 Anita Masse 0 Comments agriculture, amphibian, fertilizers, frogs, pesticides, toxic chemicals

Large-scale agriculture utilizes a myriad of chemicals to increase crop yields and profits. The effects of these chemical mixtures can be unpredictable once they are introduced into the environment, especially when interacting with vulnerable animal groups like amphibians.