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Epidemiology of Atrazine

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Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Part of the book series: Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology ((RECT,volume 143))

Abstract

Herbicidal s-triazines have been on the market for more than 35 years; simazine was introduced in 1956 and atrazine in 1957 (Worthing 1991). The current list contains a dozen important compounds (Loosli 1994). Experimental toxicology data suggested s-triazines to be safe in production and in recommended applications to crops. Health data of manufacturers and field workers corroborated the favorable expectations; that is, factories and farms have never reported health effects in personnel.

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    George W. Ware

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Loosli, R. (1995). Epidemiology of Atrazine. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 143. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2542-3_2

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