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Millions Of People Drinking Groundwater With Pesticides Or Pesticide Degradates by Beyond Pesticides

A study of groundwater that feeds public drinking water supply finds pesticides in 41% of supply wells (and a handful of freshwater springs). Two-thirds of that 41% contain pesticide compounds per se, and one-third contain pesticide degradates — compounds resulting from biotic (or abiotic) transformation of pesticides into other compounds. A just and rapid transition […]