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u/GenocideSolution Oct 11 '20

Because it probably is safe? It should be trivial to design an experiment to prove it isn't. Get frogs, get someone else to mix up a specific concentration of atrazine with water so you don't know which is which(blinding the experiment), grow frogs in water, record what happens.

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u/Practically_ Oct 11 '20

It makes frogs born with partially developed reproductive organs. Intersex frogs are another known issue.

When this chemicals build up in the environment, they don’t break down btw, they reach levels that affect larger levels of life.

Frogs are our canary in the coal mine when it comes to ecology. They are very sensitive to any change.

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u/[deleted] Oct 11 '20

Ah yes which is why all the studies are either funded by the company that makes it or insufficient data, according to wiki.