Sentences with phrase «term sublethal»
Among the greatest concerns is that compounds in oil called polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) could have long - term sublethal effects on marine organisms that were at the peak of their spawning season when the spill began.
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The reproduction rate may be reduced by sublethal long - term effects of synthetic pesticides used in conventional agriculture.
Sublethal effects are treated as less urgent, yet neonics subject bees to a variety of sublethal effects with long - term, fatal consSublethal effects are treated as less urgent, yet neonics subject bees to a variety of sublethal effects with long - term, fatal conssublethal effects with long - term, fatal consequences.
A slew of new studies have shown that popular pesticides are likely decimating bee populations over the long - term and at the sublethal level, in other words while the pesticides don't kill the bees outright, their impacts may eventually lead to a complete breakdown of colonies.