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January 15, 2010
From Syngenta Crop Protection: For 50 years, sound science has governed U.S. regulatory decisions on atrazine, a well-studied herbicide that farmers rely upon worldwide to produce safe, healthy and abundant crops. Syngenta, as a science-based company, looks forward to a continuing, open and transparent safety review of atrazine by the U.S. EPA in 2010 and […]
January 15, 2010
From High Plains/Midwest AG Journal: …Activist concerns Despite the 50 years of research and economical importance of this product, however, the EPA announced in October of last year it will hold four new Science Advisory Panels to yet again review the safety of atrazine. This came after a July 2009 update from EPA that stated, […]
January 15, 2010
From Syngenta US: The study released today by the University of Washington, purporting to show a correlation between atrazine usage and the incidence of birth defects in Washington State, is simply not credible. This is especially true when this population-based survey is contrasted with the weight of scientific evidence. A large number of rigorous scientific […]
November 25, 2009
From Delta Farm Press: Several years ago, a scientist at a land-grant university was discussing weed control options in corn. “It doesn’t really matter which herbicide you use as long as it contains atrazine,” the expert said. Atrazine has to be one of the most successful herbicides ever. The compound has been used on millions […]
