Australia fails to adequately monitor effect of agricultural chemicals in humans, report finds

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Study confirms government lacks basic data on pesticides and other chemicals in the environment

The federal government has no suitable data source for monitoring the effect of agricultural and veterinary chemicals on humans, a new report commissioned by the Department of Agriculture has found.

The report also found data on pesticides in the environment was very local and generally just a “snapshot in time”.

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