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The insecticide fipronil selectively reduces the net emergence of aquatic microinvertebrates from Neotropical lake sediment egg banks
A journal article reports that the insecticide fipronil selectively reduces the net emergence of aquatic microinvertebrates from lake sediment egg banks in the Neotropical region. Publisher: Elsevier BV; published 2026-09-01.
Categories: science-and-space, environment-and-climate
Generated scores
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- Confidence
- 6/10
- Geographic reach
- 6/10
- Global importance
- 3/10
- Impact magnitude
- 3/10
- Positivity
- 2/10
- Urgency
- 1/10
Why it matters
The study reports adverse effects of fipronil on aquatic microinvertebrates in the Neotropics.

