Pesticide Data Articles & Analysis
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“This action also supports EPA’s commitment to minimize pesticide pollution in the San Francisco Bay Delta.” “This is a smart approach to pesticide use that includes important safeguards for protected fish while still allowing growers to care for their crops,” said Will Stelle, administrator of NOAA Fisheries' West Coast Region. ...
National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), California Department of Pesticide Regulation (CDPR), the California Rice Commission, and Valent, the manufacturer of the pesticide thiobencarb worked to put these restrictions in place. The CDPR put in place measures to protect salmon and steelhead trout ...
Geological Survey study. The declines in pesticide concentrations closely followed declines in their annual applications, indicating that reducing pesticide use is an effective and reliable strategy for reducing pesticide contamination in streams. ...