NOAA Biological Opinion on Pesticides Recommends Buffers to Protect Sa

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NOAA today issued a biological opinion to the Environmental Protection Agency that found three chemicals used in pesticides ? diazonin, malathion, and chlorpyrifos - are likely to jeopardize 27 populations of salmon on the West Coast that are listed as either endangered or threatened. The opinion calls for buffer zones next to salmon streams where the chemicals are used.

 

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