Alarm sounded over three organophosphate pesticides

The organophosphate pesticides chlorpyrifos, diazinon and malathion should be restricted to protect aquatic life, according to a lengthy report by US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Services (NMFS) that was recently made public by the environmental non-profit Earthjustice. The agency described these three pesticides as ‘highly toxic to mammals, fish, and aquatic invertebrates’, and concluded that they threaten dozens of aquatic species.