Menindee fish kills: inconsistent pesticide levels sparks calls for review of water testing methods

Experts call for review after two sets of water samples from the Darling-Baaka River reported by the state’s top scientific bodies contained different results

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Experts are calling for more sensitive water quality testing in the Darling-Baaka River amid concerns that pesticides could be contributing to poor conditions, blue-green algae blooms and fish deaths.

It follows two of the state’s top scientific bodies publishing test results from water samples taken near Menindee in far western New South Wales which contained inconsistent results.

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