Re: [APD] Atrazine

[Vaughn Hopkins <hoppycalif at yahoo_com>]

Bill, I don't like to argue either!  (No snickering, now!)  A few years 
ago I read that the number of chemicals that cause cancer is remarkably 
small compared to the total number of chemicals in use.  So, when it is 
learned that a cupful a day of Chemical X causes cancer in mice, that 
is not really a joking matter.  It means that that chemical is highly 
likely to cause cancer in any animal in even very small doses.  Or, to 
put it another way, a chemical can't be just a little bit carcinogenic. 
  I'm not a chemist or a biologist so I can't say this is true, but it 
makes sense to me.

Vaughn H.

On Saturday, May 27, 2006, at 11:15 AM, Bill D wrote:

> This is not to argue about something of which I know very little, but 
> rather
> to get information so that I can be a more effective lobbyist/letter 
> writer.
>
> I can find no scientific data that shows that Atrazine is a health 
> hazard to
> humans.  It has been shown to cause cancers in lab animals (as have a 
> lot of
> other commonly-used products) and there is some anecdotal evidence 
> that it
> has caused problems, but that's all I can find.
>
> The product is up for relicensing in October, and if it really does 
> present
> a health hazard I'd like to know, so that I might do something.
>
> Bill
>
>
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