image: A typical Brook Trout sampled for measurement of DDT in its muscle tissue from lakes in New Brunswick, Canada.
Credit: Joshua Kurek, CC-BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
DDT residues persist in trout in some Canadian lakes 70 years after insecticide treatment, often at levels ten times that recommended as safe for the wildlife which consumes the fish
Article URL: https://plos.io/4lp9Fhx
Article title: Legacy DDT and its metabolites in Brook Trout from lakes within forested watersheds treated with aerial applications of insecticides
Author countries: Canada
Funding: This research was supported by funding from the New Brunswick Wildlife Trust Fund (JK; F000-201; www.nbwtf.ca), the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (NSERC) Discovery Program (JK; 2015-03784; www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca), and NSERC’s Canada Graduate Scholarships – Master’s Program (MPF). Funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
Journal
PLOS One
Article Title
Legacy DDT and its metabolites in Brook Trout from lakes within forested watersheds treated with aerial applications of insecticides
Article Publication Date
21-Apr-2025
COI Statement
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.