Costa Rica Pesticides Kill Fish in Madre de Dios Lagoon
Environmental groups have reported a second incident of fish poisoning within two weeks in Laguna Santa Marta and Laguna Madre de Dios on the Pacuare River in Batán, Limón, Costa Rica. The contamination was allegedly caused by nematicides applied to nearby banana plantations during the rainy season, disregarding potential environmental impacts as rain increases runoff into the river ecosystem. The Madre de Dios Lagoon (LMD) is a complex estuarine …
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