Weedkiller in water
Atrazine, a common weedkiller linked to defects in fish and frogs that live in contaminated water, is shown to alter hormones and could disrupt endocrine development and function in lower and higher vertebrates, including humans, researchers say. They also urge further research on immune responses and embryonic development. EPA allows some presence in drinking water.
Public Library of Science (PLoS) One 2008-05-07
Categories: DRINKS, HEALTH & NUTRITION, Water, Water
Index: Andrew Iwaniuk, ATR, atrazine, Baier lab, bisphenol A, BPA, broadleaf herbicide, Center for Advanced Technology, D. Kurrasch, Danio rerio, drinking water, EDCs, endocrine, endocrine signaling, EPA, F. Lee, herbicide, immune system, industrial chemicals, intersex frogs, Japan, JEG3, K Gaido, K Yoon, L Pallaroni, P. Nittler, pesticides, polycarbonate containers, R. Blind, reproductive abnormalities, S Kato, S Ross, s-chlorotriazine, San Francisco, SH Safe, Smithsonian Institution, Susan B. Komen, testosterone, Toxicology of environmental estrogens, University of California San Francisco, University of Tokyo, water, zebrafish