A commonly used farm chemical has been found in a Great Barrier Reef catchment
near Townsville in north Queensland about 50 times above Australian safety
levels.

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-09-22/scientists-find-herbicide-in-barrier-reef-catchment/2911386
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Fumes from school chemicals on school lawn  believed to have drifted into classrooms.

Students described symptoms including: blurry  vision, mucus coming down their throat and feeling light-headed.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2048232/50-Ohio-students-poisoned-weed-killer-Edgewood-Middle-School.html#ixzz1bDjtD51M
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(Reuters) - Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, researchers reported on Monday.

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6204RG20100303?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29
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JUST as he always did, Sam Vella went out to spray his market garden with herbicide yesterday morning but only a few minutes later he was dead and his daughter was in hospital after ingesting the toxic fumes.

http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw-act/toxic-spray-weed-fumes-kill-gardener/story-e6freuzi-1225853834599
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Scientists pinpoint how very low concentrations of the herbicide and other chemicals in Roundup formulations kill human cells, strengthening the case for phasing them out, and banning all further releases of Roundup-tolerant GM crops

http://current.com/146im4c
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ONLY one in every 100 of the 50,000 industrial, agricultural and veterinary chemicals available for use in Australia today has ever been tested for its potential danger to people's health and the environment.

http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/10/21/1192940905013.html
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