Groundwater Quality in Kentucky: Atrazine

Authors

Bart Davidson, University of KentuckyFollow
R. Stephen Fisher, University of Kentucky

Abstract

Atrazine is an organic herbicide used for selective control of broadleaf and grassy weeds in crops such as corn, soybeans, sorghum, sugarcane, macadamia nuts, pineapples, pine trees, grasslands, and roses. Atrazine does not harm the crops, which can absorb and metabolize the herbicide, thereby removing the toxins. It controls targeted plants by inhibiting photosynthesis (Wilkes University Center for Environmental Quality, 2003). Atrazine is a white, odorless, crystalline powder that dissolves readily in water and does not occur naturally. It is widely used because of its low cost and ability to reduce crop losses from weed interference.

Publication Date

2007

Series

Series XII

Report Number

Information Circular 16

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.13023/kgs.ic16.12

Notes

© 2007 Kentucky Geological Survey, University of Kentucky

Repository Citation

Davidson, Bart and Fisher, R. Stephen, "Groundwater Quality in Kentucky: Atrazine" (2007). Information Circular--KGS. 13.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/kgs_ic/13