‘Toxic soup of pesticides’ killing West Coast salmon

[Barrett808]

SEATTLE, Washington, April 21, 2009 (ENS) - Three pesticides - carbaryl, carbofuran, and methomyl - jeopardize the existence of protected salmon and steelhead, the National Marine Fisheries Service said in a formal biological opinion released Monday.

All three of the pesticides assessed are neurotoxins. Exposure either immediately kills salmon or impairs their feeding, predator avoidance, spawning, homing, and migration capabilities.

Recent research has found that these pesticides can have "synergistic effects" on salmon, which means that exposure to mixtures of carbamates and other chemicals is more dangerous than exposure to the carbamates alone.

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http://desdemonadespair.blogspot.com/2009/04/toxic-soup-of-pesticides-killing-west.html

[Arctic Dave]

1. News like this and the mining industry wants to build a huge

mine in the last great salmon fishery in the world located in Alaska. Can you eat gold and copper?

[KT2000]

2. Thanks for posting

the Seattle Times had the story but did not mention which pesticides - just that there are 3 of them. That is what being a one newspaper town gets for news now I guess.

[pscot]

3. The wrong paper went out of business

The only issue the Times cares about is the inheritance tax.

[KT2000]

4. Ha! So true! n/t