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Some trade and other names of atrazine, include: Aatrex, Aktikon, Alazine, Atred, Atranex, Atrataf, Atratol, Azinotox, Crisazina, Farmco Atrazine, G-30027, Gesaprim, Giffex 4L, Malermais, Primatol, Simazat, and Zeapos.

Chemical Market Reporter - 17-Jul-00

Advisory Committee Rejects EPA's Preliminary Conclusion About Atrazine

By Glenn Hess

A science advisory committee has rejected Environmental Protection Agency's preliminary finding that the herbicide atrazine is a likely human carcinogen. Members of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act scientific advisory panel (SAP) have declined to endorse EPA's proposed reclassification of the widely used herbicide from a possible human carcinogen to a likely one.

.... EPA officials told the advisory committee that based on available data and cancer guidelines, they reached a preliminary conclusion that atrazine is a likely human carcinogen. But SAP members say that based on their review of the evidence, studies linking atrazine to cancer in experimental animals do not appear relevant to humans.

You can read more at  http://ace.orst.edu/cgi-bin/mfs/01/pips/atrazine.htm

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