Volgens een onderzoek van de universiteit van Pitsburg is de herbicide Roundup dodelijk voor amfibieen.
Pitt assistant professor of biology Rick Relyea found that Roundup®, the second most commonly applied herbicide in the United States, is “extremely lethal” to amphibians. This field experiment is one of the most extensive studies on the effects of pesticides on nontarget organisms in a natural setting, and the results may provide a key link to global amphibian declines.
Bron: EurekAlert, 1-4-2005: Roundup®highly lethal to amphibians, finds University of Pittsburgh researcher