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The Herbazide Atrazine

The Herbazide Atrazine

by Linda Hart -
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Chlormequat Not the only synthetic substance to affect human /mammalian reproductive activity.

Atrazine. A widely used herbicide in farming and lawnkeeping, affects testicular development in all vertebrates., even described as ‘demasculinising ‘(British spelling)

(https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960076011000665 )
Do such multi -pronged effects on the endocrine/hormonal system , especially male, contribute to the phenomenon of obviously mature male - build humans suddenly feeling the need to express themselves in female attire?

Victims of chemical inventions could come in many forms.

And both these substances are chlorine- based which prompts the question about chlorinated tap water in this regard.

And, of course, this leads to wanting to understand the nature of chlorine better. For example, we have HCl, an important digestive aid and NaCl that adds to our eating experience.