Pesticide combinations imperil frogs
Submitted by cmjones on April 4, 2007 - 1:39pm.
Pesticide combinations imperil frogs
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UCB News CenterDate Posted:
Feb 2 2006Summary:
Some 20 to 30 pesticides, herbicides and fungicides are licensed for spraying on corn, and Midwestern ponds reflect this -- they're a brew of chemicals that can persist through the entire growing season. Experiments at UC Berkeley show that the chemical mix, not just one pesticide alone, screws up the sexual development of frogs and makes them prone to a deadly bacterial disease.
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