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Atrazine is excreted rapidly from the bodies of animals if exposed to trace amounts in the environment.
Syngenta Responds
Syngenta response to: "The Herbicide Atrazine Activates Endocrine Gene Networks Via Non-Steroidal NR5A Nuclear Receptors in Fish and Mammalian Cells,"
PLoS ONE, 7 May 2008.
Atrazine does not affect wildlife diets, because it does not accumulate in the tissues of insects, fish or other animals which may be food sources in the animal feeding chain.
EPA-required research shows safety to frogs
The latest, cutting-edge research shows that atrazine is safe for frogs and other wildlife. After reviewing extensive research on amphibians and atrazine, the EPA has reported, "the data are sufficiently robust to outweigh previous efforts to study the potential effects of atrazine on amphibian gonadal development" and "there is no compelling reason to pursue additional testing."
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