UM Evaluates Neonics and the Environment

New research from the University of Minnesota considers the amount of neonicotinoids found in Minnesota’s ground and surface water. The report found neonics are largely confined to shallow water table aquifers. “The main places we see the neonicotinoids in groundwater were in the Karst region in the southeastern part of the state and also in Hennepin and Ramsey Counties,” said University of Minnesota Professor of Civil, Environmental and Geo-Engineering Bill Arnold. Land use, especially, agriculture, was cited as a contributing factor. Funding for the research was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund.