TAILIEUCHUNG - Poisoning the Well: How the EPA is Ignoring Atrazine Contamination in Surface and Drinking Water in the Central United States

Mr Maes, as keynote speaker from the European Commission, provided an overview of the Europe 2020 strategy, which responds to the challenges that Europe is facing in the next decade. Within Europe 2020, microcredit is adopted as a tool to address social exclusion. Micro-entrepreneurship is a relevant source of employment in the EU, given that each new micro-enterprise creates two to three new jobs. Entrepreneurship is another path to promote employment. Currently, only 5% of adults in Europe have created their own company, which highlights the need for a shift towards a more entrepreneurial culture | NRDC Report August 2009 Poisoning the Well How the EPA is Ignoring Atrazine Contamination in Surface and Drinking Water in the Central United States The full report on atrazine contamination is available at policy Authors Mae Wu Mayra Quirindongo Jennifer Sass Andrew Wetzler For more information please contact Andrew Wetzler 312 663-9900 or Mae Wu 202 289-6868 Banned in the European Union and clearly linked to harm to wildlife and potentially to humans the pesticide atrazine provides little benefit to offset its risks. In a new report NRDC brings together for the first time the results of surface water and drinking water monitoring required by the . EPA to create a more comprehensive analysis of atrazine pollution across the Midwestern and Southern United States. We found that the . NRDC The Earth s Best Defense EPA s inadequate monitoring systems and weak regulations have compounded the problem allowing levels of atrazine in watersheds and drinking water to peak at extremely high concentrations. Given the pesticide s limited usefulness and the ease with which safer agricultural methods can be substituted to achieve similar results NRDC recommends phasing out the use of atrazine more effective atrazine monitoring the adoption of farming techniques that can help minimize the use of atrazine and prevent it from running into waterways and the use of home filtration systems by consumers. policy August 2009 Natural Resources Defense Council Poisoning the Well How the EPA is Ignoring Atrazine Contamination in Surface and Drinking Water in the Central United States An Atrazine Primer Atrazine is a selective herbicide applied to fields at the beginning of the growing season to kill In the United States alone between 60 and 80 million pounds of atrazine are used each year mainly on corn crops. Because of its widespread use atrazine is the most commonly detected pesticide in . waters. Approximately 75 percent of stream water and .

• Ngân hàng - Tín dụng
• Static Headspace
• Gas Chromatography
• Method Using
• Chromatography –Mass
• Spectrometry
• Detection of Mycotoxins
• Substances
• Forensic Samples