{"id":18442,"date":"2016-07-13T00:00:51","date_gmt":"2016-07-13T04:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/?p=18442"},"modified":"2016-07-13T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2016-07-13T14:01:17","slug":"california-list-atrazine-cousins-proposition-65-reproductive-toxicants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/07\/california-list-atrazine-cousins-proposition-65-reproductive-toxicants\/","title":{"rendered":"California to List Atrazine and Other Triazine Weedkillers to Prop 65 as Reproductive Toxicants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2016) California\u2019s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that <em>atrazine<\/em>, its chemical cousins, \u00a0<em>propazine<\/em>, \u00a0<em>simazine<\/em>, \u00a0and its break down triazine compounds <em>des-ethyl atrazine (DEA)<\/em>, \u00a0<em>des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA)<\/em><em> \u00a0<\/em>and \u00a0<em>2,4-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT)<\/em> \u00a0would be added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the state\u2019s Proposition 65. The formal listing has been delayed and will not be effective until July 15, 2016 due to litigation from the manufacturer, Syngenta, which opposes the listing.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-18447\" src=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/07\/OEHHA-logo.gif\" alt=\"OEHHA logo\" width=\"209\" height=\"211\" \/>In 2014 the state announced its <a href=\"http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/proposition-65\/crnr\/notice-intent-list-atrazine-propazine-simazine-and-their-chlorometabolites-dact\">Notice of Intent<\/a> to list the triazines: atrazine, propazine, simazine and their breakdown products under Proposition 65 \u2014 the state\u2019s law on toxic chemicals. The listing of these chemicals was initially to be effective on August 3, 2015. However, Syngenta, manufacturer of atrazine, challenged the listing decision, leading to a delay in the formal decision. <em>Syngenta Crop Protection v OEHHA<\/em><em> \u00a0<\/em>(Sacramento Superior Court case#34-2014-800001868). Syngenta\u2019s challenge was unsuccessful and now the official listing can move forward, in spite of Syngenta\u2019s pending appeal. The six chemicals will now be known as reproductive toxicants in the state of California effective July 15, 2016. See listing notice. <a href=\"http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/media\/downloads\/crnr\/listingnoticetriazines070516.pdf\">http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/media\/downloads\/crnr\/listingnoticetriazines070516.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Proposition 65, officially known as the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/proposition-65\/law\/proposition-65-law-and-regulations\">Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986<\/a>, was enacted as a ballot initiative in November 1986. The proposition protects the state&#8217;s drinking water sources from being contaminated with chemicals known to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm, and requires businesses to inform Californians about exposures to such chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>According to OEHHA, the determination to list atrazine and the other triazines is based on the findings of several previous U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) documents which conclude that they cause developmental and reproductive effects through a common mechanism of toxic action. Some of these cited EPA documents include, \u201d\u02dcTriazine Cumulative Risk\u2019 (2006); 2006 Decision Documents for Atrazine, \u201d\u02dcReregistration Eligibility Decision Document for Simazine\u2019 \u00a0(2006) and \u201d\u02dcPropazine: Revised HED [Health Effects Division] Risk Assessment for the Tolerance Reassessment Eligibility Decision Document\u2019 \u00a0(2005). Further, EPA established several reference doses (maximum acceptable oral dose) on the basis of reproductive and developmental toxicity, relying on endpoints that included impacts on the endocrine system and physical malformations.<\/p>\n<p>Specifically, 2006 EPA\u2019s Cumulative Risk Assessment on the triazines states, \u201cThe underlying mechanism of the endocrine-related changes associated with atrazine and similar triazines is understood to involve a disruption of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis\u201d\u00a6 In particular, the triazine-mediated changes in the HPG relating to neuroendocrine and neuroendocrine-related developmental and reproductive toxicity are considered relevant to humans, and these adverse effects were identified as endpoints for the exposure scenarios selected for consideration in the quantitative cumulative assessment.\u201d (p. 4) OEHHA explains that based on the evidence reviewed from EPA\u2019s findings the requirements for Prop 65 listing have been met.<\/p>\n<p>California\u2019s Prop. 65 is the only law in the nation to prohibit businesses from knowingly and intentionally exposing consumers to a chemical known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive harm without first providing a warning. Violations are subject to potential penalties of up to $2,500 per day for each violation, and each sale can constitute a violation. Prevailing plaintiffs can also recover their attorneys\u2019 fees.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to atrazine and its cousin\u2019s impact on human health, their impact on environmental health is also well documented. \u00a0 Just last month EPA released its<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/06\/public-comment-needed-to-end-atrazine-use-after-epa-confirms-threat-to-wildlife\/\"> triazine ecological risk assessment<\/a>, which found that these chemicals pose risks to fish, amphibians, aquatic invertebrates, and even birds, reptiles and mammals. The assessments evaluated risks to animals and plants including, amphibians, birds, mammals, fish, reptiles, aquatic invertebrates, aquatic plant communities, and terrestrial plants. For atrazine, EPA concludes, \u201caquatic plant communities are impacted in many areas where atrazine use is heaviest, and there is potential chronic risks to fish, amphibians, and aquatic invertebrate in these same locations. In the terrestrial environment, there are risk concerns for mammals, birds, reptiles, plants and plant communities across the country for many of the atrazine uses.\u201d Levels of concerns were exceeded by as much as 200-fold for some organisms! When it comes to amphibians, impacts which have been \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.beyondpesticides.org\/assets\/media\/documents\/infoservices\/pesticidesandyou\/Summer%2004\/Wreaking%20Havoc%20with%20Life.pdf\"><strong>extensively documented<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0by researchers like Tyrone Hayes, PhD, at the University of California, Berkeley, EPA finds that \u201cthere is potential for chronic risks to amphibians based on multiple effects endpoint concentrations compared to measured and predicted surface water concentrations.\u201d Previous scientific reviews, like the \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2009\/10\/review-confirms-atrazine-harms-fish-and-amphibians\/\"><strong>2009 analysis of more than 100 scientific studies<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0conducted on atrazine, found evidence that atrazine harms fish and frogs. All three chemicals are mobile and persistent in the environment, which results in water contamination. According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), atrazine is one of the most frequently detected pesticides, \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/06\/usgs-finds-atrazine-herbicide-adversely-affects-fish-reproduction\/\"><strong>found at concentrations at or above aquatic benchmarks<\/strong><\/a>, and is also frequently detected in shallow ground water.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/03\/more-research-links-atrazine-to-sexual-abnormalities-in-amphibians\/\"><strong>Studies by Dr. Hayes<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0and others have shown that concentrations as little as 0.1ppb impact hormone function in organisms and turns tadpoles into hermaphrodites \u2014 creatures with both male and female sexual characteristics. Research also finds that atrazine interferes with mammary gland development in the breast of mammals and is \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2010\/02\/herbicide-atrazine-linked-to-rare-birth-defect\/\"><strong>linked to certain birth defects<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0like gastroschisis and choanal atresia, which are significantly increased for pregnant women with high levels of atrazine exposure in agricultural areas, and in urban streams.<\/p>\n<p>EPA is currently in the registration review process for these chemicals, and the draft ecological assessments are now \u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/06\/public-comment-needed-to-end-atrazine-use-after-epa-confirms-threat-to-wildlife\/\">open for public comment until August 5, 2016<\/a>. EPA will have atrazine\u2019s assessment peer reviewed by the Scientific Advisory Panel in 2017. Submit your comments for Atrazine (<strong>EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0266<\/strong>), Simazine (<strong>EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0251<\/strong>) and Propazine (<strong>EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0250<\/strong>) by October 4, 2016 at the federal docket. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794-0005\">https:\/\/www.regulations.gov\/comment?D=EPA-HQ-OPP-2015-0794-0005<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>All unattributed positions and opinions in this piece are those of Beyond Pesticides.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/proposition-65\/crnr\/atrazine-propazine-simazine-and-their-chlorometabolites-dact-dea-and-dia-0\">OEHHA<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2016) California\u2019s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that atrazine, its chemical cousins, \u00a0propazine, \u00a0simazine, \u00a0and its break down triazine compounds des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), \u00a0des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) \u00a0and \u00a02,4-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT) \u00a0would be added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the state\u2019s Proposition 65. The formal listing has been delayed and will not be effective until July 15, 2016 due to litigation from the manufacturer, Syngenta, which opposes the listing. In 2014 the state announced its Notice of Intent to list the triazines: atrazine, propazine, simazine and their breakdown products under Proposition 65 \u2014 the state\u2019s law on toxic chemicals. The listing of these chemicals was initially to be effective on August 3, 2015. However, Syngenta, manufacturer of atrazine, challenged the listing decision, leading to a delay in the formal decision. Syngenta Crop Protection v OEHHA \u00a0(Sacramento Superior Court case#34-2014-800001868). Syngenta\u2019s challenge was unsuccessful and now the official listing can move forward, in spite of Syngenta\u2019s pending appeal. The six chemicals will now be known as reproductive toxicants in the state of California effective July 15, 2016. See listing notice. http:\/\/oehha.ca.gov\/media\/downloads\/crnr\/listingnoticetriazines070516.pdf Proposition 65, officially [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124,72,21,25,3,62,9,10,275,166],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-18442","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-announcements","category-atrazine","category-chemicals","category-corporations","category-diseasehealth-effects","category-litigation","category-national-politics","category-pesticide-regulation","category-reproductive-health","category-syngenta"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>California to List Atrazine and Other Triazine Weedkillers to Prop 65 as Reproductive Toxicants - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/beyondpesticides.org\/dailynewsblog\/2016\/07\/california-list-atrazine-cousins-proposition-65-reproductive-toxicants\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"California to List Atrazine and Other Triazine Weedkillers to Prop 65 as Reproductive Toxicants - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"(Beyond Pesticides, July 13, 2016) California\u2019s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has announced that atrazine, its chemical cousins, \u00a0propazine, \u00a0simazine, \u00a0and its break down triazine compounds des-ethyl atrazine (DEA), \u00a0des-isopropyl atrazine (DIA) \u00a0and \u00a02,4-diamino-6-chloro-s-triazine (DACT) \u00a0would be added to the list of chemicals known to the state to cause reproductive toxicity for purposes of the state\u2019s Proposition 65. The formal listing has been delayed and will not be effective until July 15, 2016 due to litigation from the manufacturer, Syngenta, which opposes the listing. In 2014 the state announced its Notice of Intent to list the triazines: atrazine, propazine, simazine and their breakdown products under Proposition 65 \u2014 the state\u2019s law on toxic chemicals. The listing of these chemicals was initially to be effective on August 3, 2015. However, Syngenta, manufacturer of atrazine, challenged the listing decision, leading to a delay in the formal decision. Syngenta Crop Protection v OEHHA \u00a0(Sacramento Superior Court case#34-2014-800001868). Syngenta\u2019s challenge was unsuccessful and now the official listing can move forward, in spite of Syngenta\u2019s pending appeal. The six chemicals will now be known as reproductive toxicants in the state of California effective July 15, 2016. 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The formal listing has been delayed and will not be effective until July 15, 2016 due to litigation from the manufacturer, Syngenta, which opposes the listing. In 2014 the state announced its Notice of Intent to list the triazines: atrazine, propazine, simazine and their breakdown products under Proposition 65 \u2014 the state\u2019s law on toxic chemicals. The listing of these chemicals was initially to be effective on August 3, 2015. However, Syngenta, manufacturer of atrazine, challenged the listing decision, leading to a delay in the formal decision. Syngenta Crop Protection v OEHHA \u00a0(Sacramento Superior Court case#34-2014-800001868). Syngenta\u2019s challenge was unsuccessful and now the official listing can move forward, in spite of Syngenta\u2019s pending appeal. The six chemicals will now be known as reproductive toxicants in the state of California effective July 15, 2016. 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