http://blog.geoiq.com/2009/09/08/dataset-of-the-day-atrazine-in-our-drinking-water/ News and updates from GeoIQ Sun, 20 May 2012 18:37:19 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://blog.geoiq.com/2009/09/08/dataset-of-the-day-atrazine-in-our-drinking-water/#comment-1116 Tyrone Hayes Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:29:27 +0000 http://blog.fortiusone.com/?p=1170#comment-1116 A separate study published last year in the medical journal Acta Paediatrica compared monthly concentrations of "nitrates, atrazine and other pesticides" in the U.S. water supply with birth defect rates over a seven-year period. The researchers found, "Elevated concentrations of agrichemicals in surface water in April-July coincided with higher risk of birth defects in live births with [last menstrual periods in] April-July." The association was found for "eleven of 22 birth defect subcategories" as well as for birth defects as a whole. A separate study published last year in the medical journal Acta Paediatrica compared monthly concentrations of “nitrates, atrazine and other pesticides” in the U.S. water supply with birth defect rates over a seven-year period. The researchers found, “Elevated concentrations of agrichemicals in surface water in April-July coincided with higher risk of birth defects in live births with [last menstrual periods in] April-July.” The association was found for “eleven of 22 birth defect subcategories” as well as for birth defects as a whole.

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