Even when the science is fair and balanced, the outcome may not reflect the conclusions reached by the researchers. Take, for example, the question of Atrazine.
For more than 50 years atrazine has been a primary crop protector for 60 percent of corn, 75 percent of sorghum and 90 percent of sugarcane produced in the United States.
In 1989, the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), a major environmental group, launched a nationwide panic over the presence on apples of alar, a chemical growth agent.
The lawsuits say runoff makes drinking water unsafe…. It [atrazine] has been approved for use in the United States for over 50 years…. In other words, there is no safety issue.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (DTN) — Agriculture is becoming a common subject in the halls of the Environmental Protection Agency.
Banning a widely used herbicide would set a dangerous precedent.
“When is enough enough?”
…atrazine has been more extensively studied than any other crop protection product and has continually been awarded a clean bill of health…
• State review finds atrazine regulations protect human health and the environment in Minnesota
• Detections of atrazine in public water supply systems in Minnesota are rare
• University of Minnesota scientists say there are no direct replacements for atrazine currently registered for use
• Atrazine improves the environment through use in conservation tillage
• Governments around the world approve atrazine for use
Study: Atrazine use supports thousands of jobs
A University of Chicago professor estimates as many as 48,000 jobs would be lost if atrazine is ever banned. Read the full report here,or read a transcript of the July 7th media event here.
Atrazine: NOT Banned in the E.U.
We’ve known it all along, and now you know it too: atrazine is not banned in the European Union. Find out more.
Atrazine: 'Son of Alar': The New Pesticide Scare Campaign
Atrazine is a valuable weed-killer used to protect corn, sugar cane, and other crops. The EPA has estimated that farming without atrazine would cost corn farmers $28 an acre... Find out more.
Atrazine can help the environment?
Farmers need atrazine to use environmentally-friendly farming practices like conservation tillage. Find out more.
Atrazine and Frogs
What’s the real story about atrazine research? Can we believe the research results from scientists with a cause? Find out more.
What do the regulators say?
What has EPA and international regulatory agencies said about atrazine? The answer might surprise you. Find out more.
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