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New data confirms widespread atrazine contamination in drinking water and streams

August 21, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
agriculture, atrazine, pesticide, simplesteps, syngenta, toxic, toxicchemicals, water, watershed

In today's new NRDC atrazine report we analyzed a mountain of data showing widespread water contamination from atrazine, a toxic herbicide. The data was mostly, but not all, generated by Syngenta, the main manufacturer of atrazine. Are you drinking atrazine in your...continued

Stormwater runoff...yeuch. PBS Frontline takes us from sewers to tap water

April 20, 2009

Posted by Jennifer Sass in Health and the Environment

Tags:
chemicals, Frontline, PBS, pharmaceutical, poison, simplesteps, smartgrowth, stormwater, sustainable, toxic, toxicchemicals, water, watershed

Ever wonder what becomes of that rainwater that runs off pesticide-treated lawns, golf courses, and farm fields? What about the hormone-disupting pharmaceuticals that we flush down the toilet because they are past their due date, leftover, or unwanted? Where does...continued

Jennifer Sass
Jennifer Sass
Senior Scientist
Washington, D.C.
I grew up in the Canadian prairies where I learned to love open spaces, wild...
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