Study of the Distribution and Variation of the Herbicide Atrazine in Finished Drinking Water at a Small Community Water System in Kentucky

This study examines the variation in the distribution of the concentration of atrazine, a triazine herbicide used in Kentucky to control weeds primarily in corn fields. Atrazine is known to have carcinogenic properties and is an endocrine disruptor in aquatic species even at low concentrations. Atra...

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Main Author: Golla, Vijay
Format: Others
Published: TopSCHOLAR® 2003
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/theses/593
http://digitalcommons.wku.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1596&context=theses