Its true. Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females Date: March 1, 2010 Source: University of California - Berkeley Summary: The herbicide atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according to a new study. These changes occur at atrazine levels below what the EPA considers safe for drinking water. The changes skew sex ratios in the frog population
Its true. Pesticide atrazine can turn male frogs into females Date: March 1, 2010 Source: University of California - Berkeley Summary: The herbicide atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, wreaks havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according to a new study. These changes occur at atrazine levels below what the EPA considers safe for drinking water. The changes skew sex ratios in the frog population