Birth defect rates mirror spring atrazine spikes

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Birth defect rates mirror spring atrazine spikes


Follow the science, Syngenta.

Birth defect rates are higher among children conceived during heavy atrazine spraying. Syngenta's not paying attention.



Dear Community,

It's spring. Longer days, budding trees and sprouting plants. And far too many radio and TV ads pushing pesticides.

For children conceived in this season, it also means a higher chance of being born with one or more birth defects.

Tell Syngenta to pay attention» Sign on to our letter urging Syngenta's CEO Michael Mack to take the science linking atrazine and birth defects seriously.

In 2009 scientists found that birth defect rates closely track levels of the herbicide atrazine found in surface water. Atrazine's maker, the Syngenta corporation, calls such findings "alarmist," and continues to promote its flagship product. Atrazine is one of the most commonly used pesticides in the U.S, though it's been banned in the European Union since 2003. Sometimes an image tells the story best:



While researchers in this study were careful to point out their results do not prove a "causal link" between in utero exposure to atrazine and birth defect rates, the findings are nonetheless startling. Children in rural areas are most at risk.

Sign on today» Add your voice as we call on Syngenta to follow the science.

Thank you for taking action.