Soil Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study

The Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks started the Multi-Media Monitoring Study in 2015, in support of Ontario's Pollinator Health Action Plan, to measure changes in neonicotinoid insecticide concentrations in the environment following restrictions on the use of neonicotinoid-treated corn and soybean seeds. This data characterizes neonicotinoid concentrations in soil at 38 study sites in five southern Ontario watersheds. The other components of the Multi-Media Monitoring Study (stream water neonicotinoid concentrations and benthic invertebrate data) are available separately. View this data on an interactive map This dataset is related to the following: 1. Stream Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study 2. Benthic Invertebrate Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study 3. Pollen Monitoring Network Study 4. Bumble Bee Diversity and Abundance Survey 5. Drinking Water Neonicotinoid Monitoring Study