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2024-04-01 17:05:02 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 9AD88DAFB5D701583AD4ACF735159B389B6D087CEAE98F27B74C6796C62E203B
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has suggested that chemicals in the water are impacting the sexuality of children. No scientific studies in humans have linked atrazine exposure to “gender dysphoria”. Atrazine is a herbicide. Human & frog biology are not comparable. https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2023/jun/28/robert-f-kennedy-jr/no-evidence-atrazine-in-the-water-supply-is-causin/ https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/13/politics/robert-kennedy-jr-chemicals-water-children-frogs/index.html https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2842049/ https://webcentral.uc.edu/eProf/media/attachment/eprofmediafile_929.pdf https://www.epa.gov/ingredients-used-pesticide-products/atrazine
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