Atrazine less a peril, expert says
Algae a bigger worry in cities’ water supply
From Peabody Gazette-Bulletin:
Philip Barnes will speak Thursday night in Marion. He says the cities have some of the best source water in the region.
Sedimentation and blue-green algae are greater concerns, Barnes, an associate professor of biological and agricultural engineering, says.
Barnes thinks the cities’ class-action lawsuit against the maker of atrazine sends the wrong message to farmers.
“This bothers me a little bit,” he says.
Farmers in the area have done a good job limiting atrazine runoff in recent years, Barnes says.
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