Tap water frogs gay

Most notably, American conspiracy theorist Alex Jones cited research on the effects of atrazine on frogs, which can induce spontaneous sex change or hermaphroditism, to claim that the U.S. government was "putting chemicals in the water that turn the friggin’ frogs gay" as part of a "chemical warfare operation" to increase homosexuality and. Atrazine is the second most commonly used herbicide in the United States. First registered in , atrazine is used on the majority of corn croplands in the United States to fight against broadleaf and grassy weeds—to the tune of 70 million pounds a year,and these 70 million pounds find their way into our environment, with atrazine being the most common herbicide in American surface water. From there, it finds its way into our drinking water.

Water can affect the sex of frogs – sort of Alex Jones, the far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist of Infowars fame, claimed chemicals in the water are turning frogs gay. Press Releases. Image Downloads. Popular weed killer demasculinizes frogs, disrupts their sexual development, UC Berkeley study shows 04 April

The baseless claim that chemicals – particularly in tap water – could turn people gay has gained popularity with conspiracy theorists over the years, most memorably with conservative radio. During public comments at a recent Palm Beach County Commission meeting, a speaker told commissioners to make sure that local governments here are removing fluoride from the drinking water. Florida is poised to be the second state to ban fluoride in drinking water. The bill passed this session by the Florida Legislature would preclude local governments from adding fluoride to drinking water as an effective cavity-fighting tool.

Atrazine is a commonly used herbicide in the U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency regulates how much is allowed in drinking water and evaluates potential ecological and human health risks. No. The herbicide atrazine, one of the world's most widely used pesticides, screws up the sex lives of adult male frogs, emasculating three-quarters of them and turning one in 10 into females, according to a new study by UC Berkeley's Tyrone Hayes. By Robert Sanders. Hayes, professor of integrative biology.