Sewage Treatment Removes Widely Used Home and Garden Insecticides From Wastewater
Thursday, September 12, 2013 - 15:00
in Biology & Nature
Even though sewage treatment plants are not designed to remove tiny amounts of pesticides, they do an excellent job of dealing with the most widely used family of home and garden insecticides, scientists reported here today. Their study on pyrethroid insecticides -- used in more than 3,500 products -- was part of the 246th National Meeting & Exposition of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society.