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Swiss rivers, victims of pesticides

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  • 05 March 2014
  • Nathalie Chèvre
    • Géosciences et de l'environnement, UNIL
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More than 100 pollutants, the majority of them pesticides, were found in five of the country's rivers. A large proportion of the pollution is attributable to agriculture.

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