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Hormone-disrupting herbicide contaminating 25% of continental US rivers, report finds

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Atrazine, banned in 60 countries, polluting rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health The hormone-disrupting herbicide atrazine is contaminating nearly 25%, or about 860,000 miles, of all continental US rivers at levels that can harm wildlife and may threaten human health, a new review of federal records has found. The waterways cover over 20% of surface drinking water intakes across the country, and over 675,000 private and commercial wells. Continue reading...