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woodshed87woodshed87 Member Posts: 25,785
edited April 2015 in General Discussion
to ban The use Of Atrazine
We Need to Kill the Use of this Cancer Causing Agent!!
http://thebreastcancersite.greatergood.com/clickToGive/bcs/petition/BanAtrazine?gg_source=bcs&gg_campaign=Ad - 468x250petition-urge-the-epa-to-ban-the-deadly-chemical-atrazinebcs&gg_medium=house&gg_content=2014-06/468x250petition_140602093623.jpg
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    fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    WASH YOUR VEGGIES WELL BEFORE CONSUMPTION!!
    I did sign tho..
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    babunbabun Member Posts: 11,054 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Atrazine is taken in by humans from ground water feeding the water supply of some small towns in the mid west, where it is used the most.

    Washing your veggies may just put MORE of it into your body!

    It use is mainly on corn crops to stop weed growth.
    I didn't/wouldn't sign that petition.

    The EPA is watching/monitoring use and concentrations very carefully,
    and has found it to be safe so far.
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    discusdaddiscusdad Member Posts: 11,418 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    same here babun.....
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    babunbabun Member Posts: 11,054 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    As a side note, any of the "zine" chemicals may cause cancer.
    Same as smoking that $18 cigar, eating charcoal BBQ foods, drinking
    a bottle of wine with tannins, and just about everything over done
    to an excess.

    My family medical history of over 100 years shows very little cancers.[8D]
    But we all have heart/artery troubles.[xx(]

    I believe you have to be predisposed with a cancer trait, then just about any thing will trigger it.

    I tend to NOT want the federal/local governments to tell me what is good and what is bad.

    Like those bad 11 round mags in your New York.[;)]
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    jltrentjltrent Member Posts: 9,209 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have used a lot of it to control the weeds in my corn. Using a hoe to chop weeds out of corn makes me want to take my chances with Atrazine.
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    Cornflk1Cornflk1 Member Posts: 3,715 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Sorry Woodshed can't do it. Used it for years, great product if used according to the way it was designed and regulated.

    More worried about urban lawn owners that want that "perfect" lawn, pouring on the chems. that simply wash off down the storm sewer from their concrete drives
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    CaptplaidCaptplaid Member Posts: 20,296 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I found it strange Motorola named a cell phone "Andrew.
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