– why frogs are disappearing: toxic pesticide mixes

“Ten of the world’s most popular pesticides can decimate amphibian populations when mixed together even if the concentration of the individual chemicals are within limits considered safe, according to new research,”

reports Science Daily today.  It makes complete sense and speaks to the need for far more comprehensive testing of chemical treatments of all kinds before they are approved.  Shockingly, SD tells us:

“endosulfan-a neurotoxin banned in several nations but still used extensively in U.S. agriculture-is inordinately deadly to leopard frog tadpoles. By itself, the chemical caused 84 percent of the leopard frogs to die. This lethality was previously unknown because current regulations from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) do not require amphibian testing.”