Atrazine and water quality
by
Charles Duhigg, New York Times 8/22
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last modified
August 24, 2009 09:32 AM
"For decades, farmers, lawn care workers and professional green thumbs
have relied on the popular weed killer atrazine to protect their crops,
golf courses and manicured lawns. But atrazine often washes into water supplies and has become among
the most common contaminants in American reservoirs and other sources
of drinking water. Now, new research suggests that atrazine may be dangerous at lower concentrations than previously thought." For the full story