James Percy Mutch
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 112
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"Aldicarb (Temik) is a systemic pesticide that has been used in the Maritimes primarily on potato crops to control aphids and the Colorado potato beetle. Aldicarb possesses the three characteristics necessary for a chemical to be considered as a serious potential threat to ground-water supplies. It is highly toxic, mobile, and persistent in the environment"--Abstract.