Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health

The hormone-disrupting herbicide atrazine is contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health, a new review of federal records has found.

The waterways cover over 20% of surface drinking water intakes across the country, and over 675,000 private and commercial wells.

Atrazine can have severe impacts on human and animal hormones, especially for developing children. It was found to “chemically castrate” frogs, and cause some to change sexes. The herbicide is so dangerous that it has been effectively banned in 60 countries, including the European Union, since 2003.

  • mydude@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    9 days ago

    The famous Alex Jones “gay frogs” atrazine rant breaks down into a few dates:

    • 2010 : Jones first pushed the core claim on his broadcast, saying homosexuality was being encouraged “with chemicals” as a “chemical warfare operation” (per NBC News). (CNBC)
    • 2015 : the actual viral clip, where he shouts that the government is “putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin’ frogs gay!”, is from a 2015 InfoWars segment. (Wikipedia, Factually)
    • fruitycoder@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      1·
      6 days ago

      Still why I put him in controlled op camp. Rather than actually getting businesses to have to stop this and to enforce protection of our water ways he can turn reasonable outrage energy towards a fictiona and therefor unstoppable enemy of satanic “government” cabal entities.