Document ID (ISN) | 105488 |
CIS number |
06-905 |
ISSN - Serial title |
1077-3525 - International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health |
Year |
2006 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Sass J.B., Colangelo A. |
Title |
European Union bans atrazine, while the United States negotiates continued use |
Bibliographic information |
July-Sep. 2006, Vol.12, No.3, p.260-267. 82 ref. |
Internet access |
http://www.ijoeh.com/pfds/IJOEH_1203_Sass.pdf [in English]
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Abstract |
Atrazine is a common agricultural herbicide with endocrine disruptor activity. There is evidence that it interferes with reproduction and development, and may cause cancer. Although the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) approved its continued use in October 2003, that same month the European Union (EU) announced a ban on atrazine because of ubiquitous and unpreventable water contamination. The authors reviewed regulatory procedures and government documents, and report efforts by the manufacturer of atrazine, Syngenta, to influence the U.S. atrazine assessment, by submitting flawed scientific data as evidence of no harm, and by meeting repeatedly and privately with EPA to negotiate the government's regulatory approach. Many of the details of these negotiations continue to be withheld from the public, despite EPA regulations and federal open-government laws that require such decisions to be made in the open. [Abstract supplied by the journal] |
Descriptors (primary) |
herbicides; USA; legislation; atrazine; health hazards; European Union |
Descriptors (secondary) |
antifertility effects; carcinogenic effects; ethics; water pollution; endocrine effects |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | USA |
Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Genetic factors in reaction to exposures Heterocyclic compounds Agricultural chemicals
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