CHEMICAL CONTAMINANTS

ATRAZINE

Atrazine is a widely used herbicide for control of broadleaf and grassy weeds, used in corn and soybeans and commonly found in drinking water. The risk of it showing up in drinking water, dramatically increases during flooding. It may be found in some public or private drinking water supplies.

It may cause health problems if found in amounts greater than the health standard set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

LINDANE

Lindane is used primarily for treating wood-inhabiting beetles and seeds. It is also used as a dip for fleas and lice on pets, and livestock, for soil treatment, on the foliage of fruit and nut trees, vegetables, timber, ornamentals and for wood protection. Lindane enters surface water as a result of runoff from agricultural land and from home and garden applications where it is used as an insecticide.

It may cause health problems if found in amounts greater than the health standard set by the EPA such as: high body temperature and pulmonary edema or liver and kidney damage.

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