Low concentrations of pesticides can become toxic mixture
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 - 12:07
in Health & Medicine
Ten of the world's most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to University of Pittsburgh research published 11 November in the online edition of Oecologia...
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