Atrazine

question 18

Multiple Choice

Atrazine

• A) is an herbicide that has been in use for more than 40 years.
• B) application in the United States totals about 36 thousand metric tons annually.
• C) is used mostly to kill weeds in cornfields.
• D) contamination of soils and water is common in the American Midwest.
• E) fits all of these descriptions.

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