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High levels of pesticide used for killing rushes detected in Donegal water

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  • #2
    ganmo
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    Herbicides are pesticides under the pcs regulations


  • #3
    gozunda
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    ganmo wrote: »
    Herbicides are pesticides under the pcs regulations

    Not good for newspaper headlines though ...

    By definition though herbicides are not pesticides. The first deals with plants the second with insects and other 'pests' of plants etc

    Pesticides designed to control biological organisms and generally considered a serious human health hazard when found in drinking water etc .

    Headline looks a lot scarier written like that imo


  • #4
    newholland mad
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    Mcpa has been detected in most waterways id say it's days are numbered. An awful lot of valuable chemistry has been taken from us in the last few years usually the cheaper one's


  • #5
    Base price
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    newholland mad wrote: »
    Mcpa has been detected in most waterways id say it's days are numbered. An awful lot of valuable chemistry has been taken from us in the last few years usually the cheaper one's
    I reckon that it's due to overuse due to cheaper cost per litre over other pesticides.
    The EPA 2016 report flagged MCPA contamination in drinking water. See page 194 of the link
    http://www.epa.ie/ebooks/soe2016/files/assets/common/downloads/EPA%20-%20Ireland.pdf


  • #6
    Bullocks
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    And the place is still full of rushes !


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  • #7
    Chisler2
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 438 ✭✭Chisler2


    An advantage of cutting rushes is that they are an effective fertiliser as they contain 70% of the NPK value of farmyard manure. Cutting rushes puts humus back into the land and boosts grass growth.............and no chemical pollutant into the watercourses.  Hopefully enough people will revert to mechanical solutions (or even sharpen the old scythe!) before chemical pollution destroys the land that nurtures us.


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