Wednesday, 15/04/2009
A four-year study of wet season runoff to the Great Barrier Reef shows dangerous levels of herbicides, including diuron, atrazine and ametryn in the reef catchment and lagoon.
The study, by The Australian Centre for Tropical Freshwater Research at James Cook University, included the Tully-Murray, Burdekin-Townsville and Mackay-Whitsunday regions over the wet seasons between 2005 and 2008.
Complete story at ABC Rural
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