‘Cautionary Tale:’ High DDT Levels in New Brunswick Lakes Decades After Ban

‘Cautionary Tale:’ High DDT Levels in New Brunswick Lakes Decades After Ban
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The Canadian Press
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Several remote New Brunswick lakes still have high levels of a pesticide banned 46 years ago—findings with significant implications for today, says the scientist behind a study on DDT published Wednesday.

“This is definitely a cautionary tale,” said Joshua Kurek of Mount Allison University in Sackville, N.B.