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Atrazine Facts
Target Audience
Miscellaneous
100
What is atrazine?
herbicide or pesticide
100
who is our target audience for atrazine exposure?
Who are farmers and farm workers
100
True or False? farmers must be certified before they used atrazine on their fields?
True
200
atrazine is the most common pesticide contaminate of what?
ground and surface water
200
what is one way farm workers can limit home exposure?
What is wear different clothes to and from work
200
name two professions that would also be concerned with atrazine in the environment?
doctors epidemiologists nurses farmers chemists
300
Where is atrazine most commonly used?
corn fields
300
List one intervention farmers can take to limit excess exposure to atrazine
What is wear PPE OR change clothes before entering the house OR vacuum consistantly
300
How can you check your water exposure?
read water quality reports
400
What are the two most prevalent cancers from atrazine exposure?
breast and prostate cancer
400
Name two ways discussed to reach this audience as nurses?
free screening clinics, public health posters for self screening, ect...
400
what website can you visit for tips on testing well water?
MDA
500
What does atrazine exposure increase in your body which leads to increased estrogen production?
cAMP
500
what type of health screening would you anticipate a corn farmer to need?
screening for prostate cancer
500
increased cAMP levels produce and increase in which hormone?
estrogen