The dead birds were taken for testing by the Environment Protection Authority (EPA), which found trace amounts of the banned chemicals DDE and dieldrin in their systems. The EPA said the tests ...

Concerns are being raised over the potential use of two banned pesticides in the poisoning of about 30 magpies. The native Australian birds were taken to a Cootamundra vet in September in various ...

THE remains of magpies found dead or dying on a Bonny Hills lawn will undergo further forensic testing after an initial ...

A study prompted by a cluster of cancers in a small French town revealed that children recruited in the area had detectable ...

Use of dieldrin was restricted in the same year until the Australian government banned it completely in 1994. "This discovery is a serious concern, as the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary ...

Four of the most hazardous - PCBs, dioxins, dieldrin and toxaphene - were used to calculate consumption safety guidelines. The researchers recommended that only a half to one meal - defined as ...

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Researchers measured the levels of industrial pollutants - PCBs and dioxins - and agricultural pesticides such as toxaphene and dieldrin. They examined 700 fish, some bought in London supermarkets ...

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“What the testing does show, however, is that chemicals found in the samples have historically been used in two banned pesticides – DDE and dieldrin. This discovery is a serious concern, as the ...