NOAA calls for pesticide buffers to protect salmon

NOAA has identified three chemicals in pesticides it says are likely to jeopardize 27 populations of salmon on the West Coast.

The chemicals are diazonin, malathion, and chlorpyrifos. NOAA says they are likely to jeopardize 27 populations of salmon on the West Coast that are listed as either endangered or threatened.

[Malathion is also implicated in amphibian decline. --Jim]

NOAA calls for pesticide buffers to protect salmon
Tue, 18 Nov 2008 19:40:02 GMT