The widespread use of atrazine has created environmental concern particularly as a result of the frequent detection of atrazine in surface water, rain water, tile drainage, and ground water, frequently at concentrations exceeding the maximum contaminant level of 3 μg 1-1 set by the EPA. ...
However, the need to “decide in a field situation whether a criterion is too high or too low or just right”, as suggested by US EPA [21], remains. That decision should necessarily occur in the context of the environmental setting and protection goals for a specific waterbody, a ...