Pesticides can be applied for all kinds of things, from plants to insects to even bacteria. We wanted to take a look at whether or not a common pesticide for bacteria called nitrapyrin stayed on farm fields like it was supposed to, or if it escaped into nearby waterways.
We looked at 11 sites across the state of Iowa and found that, in 7 of them, nitrapyrin had escaped into nearby streams. Read more here:http://on.doi.gov/2huIkK1
Image shows Old Mans Creek near Iowa City, Iowa, one of the test sites. Credit: Dana Kolpin, USGS.#USGS #Science #Agriculture #Pesticides #Iowa
///
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.