Environmental

California Officially Lists Common Pesticide Atrazine as Reproductive Toxin

SACRAMENTO, Calif.—(ENEWSPF)–July 15, 2016.   California today listed atrazine — the second-most widely used pesticide in the United States — under Proposition 65 as a chemical known to be linked to birth defects, reduced male fertility and reproductive toxicities in women. Products containing atrazine will now require a warning label before they can be sold in the state.

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