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More Than 800 Tons of Agricultural Pesticides Leach Into World's Rivers Each Year, Research Finds

https://www.ecowatch.com/agriculture-pesticides-rivers-pollution.html

A new study led by researchers from The University of Sydney has found that agricultural pesticides leach into the world’s rivers and oceans each year at an alarming rate, damaging a variety of ecosystems. Every year, agricultural operations around the world use more than three million tons of pesticides, but not a lot is known about precisely where these toxic chemicals go after they are applied to crops, a press release from The University of Sydney said.

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