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Pesticides used to treat cats and dogs are contaminating English rivers 

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Pesticides that are used to treat cats and dogs for fleas are causing ‘widespread contamination’ of English rivers, a new study warns.  Scientists have found two neurotoxic pesticides – fipronil and imidacloprid – in river samples in concentrations that ‘far exceed accepted safe limits’.  Both chemicals are banned from agricultural use due to the toxic … Read more

Microplastics are contaminating the fruit and vegetables we eat including apples and lettuces

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Microplastics have been discovered in apples, carrots, pears, broccoli and lettuce, studies have revealed. Root vegetables including radishes, turnips and parsnips could also be contaminated with the man-made waste, prompting fears over the health impact.  The tiny pollutants are thought to have been sucked into plants roots with water, and then travelled up the stem … Read more