Industrial & farm chemicals
Atrazine
What it is
A widely used herbicide on corn and other row crops that can wash into rivers and groundwater after rain.
Your body
According to EPA, long-term exposure above the federal limit has been linked to cardiovascular system and reproductive problems.
Your home
Atrazine does not affect plumbing.
Federal standard: MCL 3 ppb (EPA)
Treatment options that can reduce it
Research & sources (2)
Maryland water systems that reported atrazine
- City of FrederickFrederick · 2025 data
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