2008 – April.  Possible cancer cluster near Macadamia plantation in Queensland.  Matthew Landos (honorary lecturer with the University of Sydney, runs a consulting practice ‘Future Fisheries Veterinary Services) saw double-headed fish embroyos in a QLD hatchery. He teamed up with Dr Alison Bleaney. "In hindsight it makes perfect sense. If exposure to agricultural chemicals could cause deformed and dying fish, as the evidence suggests, of course the chemicals had the potential to trigger serious health problems with other animals, including people," says Landos.  Residents near the Macadamia plantation are concerned that the high rate of cancer amongst them is related to the chemicals from the plantation.

When Farm Sprays Go Astray

Leigh Dayton and Matthew Denholm

The Australian

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:54 UTC