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16 Cities Sue Atrazine Maker for Contaminating Their Water

03/09/2010
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  • EPA failed to notify cities of over contamination
    Atrazine (the most common herbicide on Earth) has been clogging the news waves lately with a recent study that showed it caused male frogs to become female. Atrazine was outlawed in the EU for its possible links to cancer and has been found in levels above EPA regulations across the Midwest where it is commonly sprayed on cornfields. Now 16 cities in four states are suing the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta Co., for the costs of the expensive water filtration systems that will make their drinking water safe again.
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  • Atrazine is used on most corn fields
    Atrazine (the most common herbicide on Earth) has been clogging the news waves lately with a recent study that showed it caused male frogs to become female. Atrazine was outlawed in the EU for its possible links to cancer and has been found in levels above EPA regulations across the Midwest where it is commonly sprayed on cornfields. Now 16 cities in four states are suing the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta Co., for the costs of the expensive water filtration systems that will make their drinking water safe again.
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  • 16 cities sued maker of Atrazine, Syngenta, for water contamination
    Atrazine (the most common herbicide on Earth) has been clogging the news waves lately with a recent study that showed it caused male frogs to become female. Atrazine was outlawed in the EU for its possible links to cancer and has been found in levels above EPA regulations across the Midwest where it is commonly sprayed on cornfields. Now 16 cities in four states are suing the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta Co., for the costs of the expensive water filtration systems that will make their drinking water safe again.
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  • Atrazine runs off the fields and into the drinking water
    Atrazine (the most common herbicide on Earth) has been clogging the news waves lately with a recent study that showed it caused male frogs to become female. Atrazine was outlawed in the EU for its possible links to cancer and has been found in levels above EPA regulations across the Midwest where it is commonly sprayed on cornfields. Now 16 cities in four states are suing the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta Co., for the costs of the expensive water filtration systems that will make their drinking water safe again.
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EPA failed to notify cities of over contamination

Atrazine (the most common herbicide on Earth) has been clogging the news waves lately with a recent study that showed it caused male frogs to become female. Atrazine was outlawed in the EU for its possible links to cancer and has been found in levels above EPA regulations across the Midwest where it is commonly sprayed on cornfields. Now 16 cities in four states are suing the manufacturer of Atrazine, Syngenta Co., for the costs of the expensive water filtration systems that will make their drinking water safe again.

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