Pesticides contaminate frogs from Californian national parks: Pyraclostrobin, tebuconazole, and simazine detected for first time in wild frog tissue
Friday, July 26, 2013 - 08:30
in Biology & Nature
Pesticides commonly used in California’s Central Valley, one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions, have been found in remote frog species miles from farmland. Researchers have demonstrated the contamination of Pacific Tree Fogs in remote mountain areas, including national parks; supporting past research on the potential transport of pesticides by the elements.