For the past 25 years, we've been putting neurotoxins on our food. Neonicotinoids are potent chemicals that attack the central nervous systems of insects. Not only are they widely used on our food and in our soil, they're showing up in our drinking water in Wisconsin. And that leads to a big question -- what do they do to us?
In this episode, Amy uncovers the truth about neonicotinoids with experts from Clean Wisconsin and the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Host: Amy Barrilleaux
Guests:
Sara Walling, Water & Agriculture Program Director, Clean Wisconsin
Carla Romano, Groundwater Specialist, Department od Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection
Background Reading:
Understanding the Impact of Neonicotinoid Insecticides
Agricultural Chemicals in Wisconsin Groundwater Report, Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection
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