US EPA Heavily Reliant on Industry Studies in Deciding Atrazine Safety
Web page from SHEBA added 14 July 2010. 0 comments
Primary Topic: Environmental Chemicals
Secondary Topics: Public Health
Format: Web page
Document Type: Press releases and news item
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- Description
- HP invesitgative team looks at the US EPA's reliance on industry studies for deciding safety of atrazine. The lessons seem broader and statements from the EPA such as "[industry studies are] scientifically more robust than are the studies generated by people in academia" indicate their confidence in peer-review.
- URL
- http://huffpostfund.org/stories/2010/07/weighing-safety-weed-killer-drinking-water-epa-relies-heavily-industry-backed-studie
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