Urge the EPA to Ban the Deadly Chemical Atrazine
Final signature count: 34,810
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Sponsor: The Breast Cancer Site
Tell the EPA to stop allowing the use of Atrazine on our produce.
The herbicide atrazine is commonly used by crop growers in the United States to prevent weeds from taking over large fields of crops1.
However atrazine has been linked to birth defects, reproductive issues, and even cancer2.
Atrazine is effective at killing weeds that take over the crops we enjoy, but huge problems arise when the toxic chemical seeps into our water lines and gets swept up by the wind3. Even in low doses, atrazine is highly hazardous to public health. Atrazine ingestion and inhalation can be linked to an array of health problems, such as reproductive complications, low birth weight, birth defects, and even cancer3.
In addition, atrazine severely stunts development in frogs. Scientific studies have found that exposure to the chemical caused physical organ deformation in the amphibians4.
The European Union has effectively banned the use of atrazine, and research suggests the economic implications of the ban have been marginal at worst. If the United States adopted a restriction on atrazine, it’s likely we would see a significant improvement in public health without a noticeable negative impact on the agricultural economy5.
It’s entirely possible to farm and grow crops without the use of this toxic chemical.
Sign the petition snd tell the EPA to ban atrazine and support the adoption of new herbicidal chemicals that do not put the health of humans or animals in danger.