Popular US Farm Chemical = Death to Frogs

A new report shows that atrazine, the second-most widely used agricultural pesticide in America, poses a serious threat to amphibians.

For a long time now, I’ve been hearing about the worrisome disappearance of amphibians around the world.  One third of amphibian populations on Planet Earth are threatened with extinction.  A new study finds that atrazine, the second most widely used farm pesticide in the country, is partly responsible for this decline.

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Source: Environment News