As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems. In each waterway, a choice emerges: spray it, pull it or leave it.

This herbicide is very low in toxicity and is an aquatic-rated herbicide and has been tested for safety on organisms ...

Excessive runoff of sediments can cause lakes and rivers to fill in, thereby decreasing water storage capacity of the ecosystem and degrading habitats for fish and other organisms. Runoff of ...

As concerns grow about the impact of herbicides on manatees, new studies point to water lettuce’s roles in aquatic ecosystems.

The amount of milfoil in Carman Bay was steadily declining through annual treatments, but when funding fatigue set in and the program halted for a couple of years, the invasive plant vigorously ...

They then tested the animals’ blood cells in the lab to determine how the herbicide might influence ... at a range of concentrations found in aquatic environments. White blood cells act ...