Low Pesticide Levels Shown to Stress Tadpoles
Beyond Pesticides, July 12, 2005

Pesticides, even at low levels, are one more stress for tadpoles, which in combination with natural stressors can lead to impaired growth and development, lower fecundity, and decreased survival rates. These findings come from a new study published in Environmental Science & Technology, reinforcing a growing body of research that suggests commonly used acute toxicity tests seriously underestimate pesticides' ecological impacts because they do not account for synergistic effects.

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