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Are common garden chemicals a health risk?

  • Written by Ian Musgrave, Senior lecturer in Pharmacology, University of Adelaide
imageGardening in Australia requires, to varying degrees depending where in the country you are, pesticides, herbicides and fertilisers. from shutterstock.com

As the weather warms and days lengthen, your attention may be turning to that forgotten patch of your backyard. This week we’ve asked our experts to share the science behind gardening. So...

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