She had several questions about Peter's data, and her colleagues were going to follow up. Anne does say, "We have not found any significant concentrations so far, but we have more analysis planned for some of these compounds over the next couple of months. We do plan on evaluating exposure to the cholinesterase inhibitors. The best method is to look for cholinesterase in the brain since the pesticides themselves are rapidly metabolized. We also plan on looking for emerging contaminants, like detergents, plasticizers, flame retardants and others."
Below are a couple of charts she has produced, based on three years of contaminant data, 2003 through 2005, comparing pesticide use in NY on a county basis. Unfortunately, 2006 data is not yet available, nor later years. In general, pesticide use did not increase during the period, and use by county varies widely, and Schoharie County - epicenter of WNS - is very low.

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