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Research suggests 3 toxic pesticides are finally eliminated from air around the Great Lakes

Mar 23, 2023 09:33AM ● By Content Editor
Photo: Thanks to decades of conservation efforts and a ban on DDT, the bald eagle is no longer considered at risk of extinction. (Submitted by Shay Ryan)

By Darius Mahdavi - CBC News - March 23, 2023


We can breathe a little easier around the Great Lakes, suggests new research, as several toxic insecticides have finally disappeared from the air over the region decades after they were banned in Canada and phased out in the United States.


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