EPA okays continued use of atrazine. (Pesticides).

From: Chemical Week | Date: February 12, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

EPA says it has concluded that atrazine, the second most widely used herbicide in the U.S., does not pose a health risk to humans at current exposure levels. Its effect on amphibians has yet to be determined, however, EPA says. The agency has been under a court-ordered deadline to complete the review of atrazine's effects on human health and the environment as the result of a lawsuit filed by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC; Washington). The potential effect of atrazine on frogs will be addressed by the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in June, and the final EPA ...

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