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atrazine::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | herbicide, weed killer, weedkiller |
atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries.
Examples of atrazine
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High levels of atrazine have been found in almost a dozen watersheds in Indiana.
From the sciencedaily.com
Rain washes atrazine from farm fields into streams and reservoirs every summer.
From the dispatch.com
Tens of millions of pounds of atrazine are used each year in the United States.
From the cnn.com
Syngenta AG, a major Swiss manufacturer of atrazine, has long defended its safety.
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Chemical companies that do not participate cannot continue to market atrazine.
From the sciencedaily.com
Let me walk you through the process of how hysteria over atrazine is manufactured.
From the forbes.com
For atrazine, it's not the 3ppb guideline value brandished by advocacy groups.
From the forbes.com
The EPA's current safety standard for atrazine in drinking water is three ppb.
From the cnn.com
I have an acquaintance who works in a plant that makes atrazine, a herbicide.
From the newscientist.com
- A synthetic compound derived from triazine that is widely used as an agricultural herbicide; "atrazine is thought to cause cancer and is banned in some European countries"
- Atrazine, 2-chloro-4-(ethylamino)-6-(isopropylamino)-s-triazine, an organic compound consisting of an s-triazine-ring is a widely used herbicide. ...
- A selective herbicide, widely used on corn. It is environmentally significant, since it was the second most commonly detected pesticide residue in an Environmental Protection Agency survey of drinking water wells conducted during 1988-1990. ...
- An herbicide widely used on a variety of crops, notably maize, sorghum and sugarcane, for the pre- and post-emergent control of broad-leaved weeds.
- CAS Number: 1912-24-9. A photosynthesis-inhibiting, persistent herbicide used especially to kill annual weeds and quack grass. Chemical formula = C8H14ClN5. Molecular weight = 215.72.
