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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Anne Davies

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

Overhead view of a tractor towing a tank which is spraying pesticide on grapevines
Australia’s federal Department of Agriculture commissioned a report which found there is no ongoing monitoring of the effects of agricultural and veterinary chemicals on humans. Photograph: UWPhotog/Getty Images/iStockphoto

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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