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Banned spray may be used on apples

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Nicholson, B. (1990) Banned spray may be used on apples. The West Australian, 12 April 1990. p. 3 [Publication] [Special Collections]

Summary

Newspaper article by Brendan Nicholson.

A small outbreak of apple scab fungus in Western Australia, previously eradicated, prompted the suggestion of reintroducing a previously banned chemical, phenyl mercuric chloride. The push back against using mercury-based agriculture chemicals is largely grounded in the toxicity of the chemicals and their propensity to accumulate down the food chain.

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This article is part of the WISALTS (Whittington Interceptor Sustainable Agriculture Land Treatment Society Incorporated) Collection.

Item Type: Special Collections
Collection: WISALTS Collection
Copyright: ©1990 The West Australian
Notes: 1 newspaper clipping
URI: http://researchrepository.murdoch.edu.au/id/eprint/55686
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