Pesticides and Water Pollution

- Fish are more sensitive than some land animals, because the pesticide is dissolved so they are swimming in toxins

- Pesticide Persistence

- Pesticides do not always cause death in fish many times the pesticides cause chronic health problems for the fish

- Bioaccumulation

- Biodiversity

- Pesticides threaten aquatic ecosystems

Sources:

Berg, Linda, and Peter Raven. Environment. United States of America: John Wiley &

Sons, Inc., 2006.

"Pesticides in Water.” Californians For Pesticide Reform. May 3, 2010.

"Seagulls helping with cleanup of dead shad." Muskegon News Archive. May 3, 2010.