19
Jul
(Beyond Pesticides, July 19, 2011) According to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) study published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, the volatilization of atrazine and metolachlor, two herbicides known to contaminate surface and ground water, consistently results in herbicide movement off the target site that exceeds nontarget field runoff, varying widely depending upon weather [...]
Posted in Agriculture, Atrazine, Chemicals, Metolachlor | 1 Comment »
17
Nov
(Beyond Pesticides, November 17, 2008) A toxic soup of the most commonly used pesticides frequently detected in nature can adversely affect the environment and decimate amphibian populations even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research published in the online edition of Oecologia. The results [...]
Posted in 2,4-D, Acetochlor, Atrazine, Carbaryl, Chlorpyrifos, Diazinon, Endosulfan, Glyphosate, Malathion, Metolachlor, Water, Wildlife/Endangered Sp. | No Comments »
27
Oct
(Beyond Pesticides, October 27, 2008) Six pesticides that threaten water quality and public health continue to be detected in groundwater samples, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) study. Published in the Journal of Environmental Quality, the study evaluates groundwater contaminants from samples taken from over 300 wells across the U.S. Over the years, [...]
Posted in Atrazine, Metolachlor, Prometon, simazine, Tebuthiuron, Water | No Comments »