EPA Fails to Inform Public About Weed Killer in Drinking Water

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An investigation by the Huffington Post reveals the Environmental Protection Agency knew that one of the country’s most widely used herbicides exceeds federal safety limits in four states but failed to inform residents of the associated dangers. The Huffington Post discovered that the EPA has been collecting data that shows people are drinking water laced with high levels of a weed killer known as atrazine but did not publish the data. Full Story »

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Subjects: World, Sci/Tech, Health
Topics: Environment, Water
Member Tags: chemical industry, weed killer, atrazine , EPA
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Posted by: Posted by Dwight Rousu - Aug 25, 2009 - 5:11 PM PDT
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Edited by: Dwight Rousu - Aug 25, 2009 - 5:11 PM PDT

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 by Dwight Rousu - Aug. 25, 2009

Though the report that atrazine is banned in Europe, but not that the bush administration approved atrazine in opposition to scientific advice. The interesting principle that dangerous chemicals must be considered innocent until proven dangerous in the U.S. provides an interesting contrast to the European law that requires conclusive proof that new chemicals are safe.

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Patricia Blochowiak
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 by Patricia Blochowiak - Aug. 28, 2009

Originally posted on Grist.

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 by Randy Morrow - Aug. 26, 2009
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 by Tanya J. Maurer - Aug. 25, 2009
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