Atrazine in Tap Water Chemically Castrates Frogs - Blue Living Ideas

Atrazine in Tap Water Chemically Castrates Frogs

Posted on Mar 04, 2010 by Jennifer Lance.

Atrazine is a common herbicide used in agriculture around the world for 50 years.  The National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) found atrazine present in “75 percent of stream water and about 40 percent of all groundwater samples,” as well as 90 percent of tap water sampled.   Recent research conducted at the University of California at Berkeley has found atrazine actually “castrates” frogs at amounts similar to those found in tap water and considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).  
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Pollution Closes Record Number of US Beaches in 2008

Posted on Aug 03, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The best way to escape the summer heat is to head to the beach; however, you may be putting your health at risk by swimming in polluted waters.  A record number of public beach closures prompted by water pollution occurred last year.  According to a Natural Resource Defense Council (NRDC) report of US beaches, “pollution caused the number of beach closings and advisories to hit their fourth-highest level in the 19-year history of the report.”  Faulty stormwater and sewage systems are largely to blame for the water pollution closing 20,000 beaches.
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