A cocktail of nasty pesticides in oysters and water in one of the NSW North Coast’s dominant rivers.

"New research led by Southern Cross University has found a cocktail of nasty pesticides in oysters and water from one of the NSW North Coast’s dominant rivers. Samples taken from the Richmond River estuary reveal 21 different pesticides, including a mix of herbicides, insecticides and fungicides. The study is the most comprehensive investigation that has been undertaken into the pesticides entering waterways from agricultural and urban run-off in northern NSW"

"The concentrations of several pesticides exceeded safe environmental guidelines, including atrazine and diuron that are banned overseas. Benomyl was also detected despite being banned in Australia...At present there is little accountability for the downstream impacts from land-based run-off.”
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DATE: June 21, 2025 at 11:56AM
SOURCE: GOODNEWSNETWORK.ORG

TITLE: Banning Plastic Bags Really Works: Shoreline Litter is Slashed by Almost Half Where Policies in Place

URL: https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/banning-plastic-bags-really-works-shoreline-litter-slashed-by-47pt-in-us/

New research shows that shoreline litter has been slashed by almost half since plastic bag bans around the U.S. have gone into effect. The introduction of fees or bans has led to a 47% drop in litter along the coastlines and beaches, say scientists from two universities. And the decrease rose in magnitude over time—with […]

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