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Tap water contaminant 'castrates' frogs

Started by Shana A, March 02, 2010, 08:08:10 AM

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Shana A

March 02, 2010, 08:08:10 AM
Tap water contaminant 'castrates' frogs
Updated 11h 41m ago
By Liz Szabo, USA TODAY

http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2010-03-02-1Aatrazine02_ST_N.htm

An herbicide that contaminates the tap water consumed by millions of Americans has been found to produce gender-bending effects in male frogs, "chemically castrating" some and turning others into females, a study shows.

Frogs in the experiment were exposed to amounts of the weedkiller atrazine that are comparable to the levels allowed in drinking water by the Environmental Protection Agency, says lead researcher Tyrone Hayes of the University of California-Berkeley.
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