chemicals

Hormone-Disrupting Weed Killer Taints Tap Water for Millions in Corn Belt

Seasonal spikes of atrazine–a weed killer that can disrupt hormones and harm developing fetuses–contaminate drinking water in corn-growing areas of…

6 years ago

‘What did we do?’ Families anxious about chemicals found in tap water

Photo: Emergency response teams hand out bottled water to residents at Parchment High School. (CNN)It's been about three weeks since…

6 years ago

Proof humans ARE eating plastic

Experts find nine types of microplastic in every sample from human guts Sources could include the eating of fish or…

6 years ago

Despite A Ban, Arkansas Farmers Are Still Spraying Controversial Weedkiller

These soybeans were damaged in 2017 by dicamba, a popular weedkiller that's prone to drifting into neighboring fields. Some farmers…

6 years ago

Tucson Water mistakenly sent contaminated water to thousands of residents

Photo: Well water injected with hydrogen peroxide passes through UV/AOP Reactors at Tucson Water’s Advanced Oxidation Process Water Treatment facility…

6 years ago