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Pesticide
Pesticide: - Substances or mixture there of intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or mitigating any pest. Also, any substance or mixture intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant, or desiccant. Pesticide Regulation Notice: |
San Francisco Chronicle,While industrially grown citrus fruits (oranges, lemons and grapefruit), bananas, pineapples and onions are at low risk for pesticide residue,
Feds agree to review pesticide harm to ESA-listed salmon - 04 Aug 2008
Bay Area Indymedia,NMFS must also design permanent measures to help pesticide users minimize the harmful effects of those pesticides. The settlement takes place as commercial
Pesticide letdown - 04 Aug 2008
CJAD,Quebec homeowners, struggling to stay ahead of the weeds and grubs and other nefarious threats to their lawns, know all about the pesticide ban in effect in
Are Toxins Killing The Bees? - 04 Aug 2008
Hartford Courant,I'm talking about a pesticide. There is increasing reason to believe that Gaucho and other members of a family of highly toxic chemicals — neonicotinoids
Popular Pesticides More Dangerous Than You Think - 04 Aug 2008
RedOrbit,CPI reviewed the past 10 years' worth of more than 90000 adverse- reaction reports filed with the EPA by pesticide manufacturers.
Green.view Green genes - 04 Aug 2008
Economist,According to PG Economics, a biotechnology consultancy, GM crops have reduced pesticide spraying by about 224m kg over the past decade, and have also
Counties Spraying for Mosquitoes - 04 Aug 2008
KRGV,The low-flying planes are spraying a pesticide called Naled, which kills adult mosquitoes. Naled is also known as Dibrom and has been used as a pesticide in
Actress Applegate Diagnosed With Cancer - 04 Aug 2008
Ontario Now,Factors that can increase your risk of contracting breast cancer include radiation, hormone therapy, obesity and pesticide exposure.
Killing Bugs And People - 04 Aug 2008
Tampa Tribune,The family's attorney, Mr. Yaffa, said pesticide was sprayed on tomato fields, and pickers, according to the child's mother, were ordered in before the bug
How to survive without eating peaches, peppers, lettuce - 04 Aug 2008
Western Farm PressThis group has published a pocket guide of domestic and imported “conventional� fruits and vegetables that pose the “greatest risk for toxic pesticide
On the Front Lines of the Global Food Crisis - 04 Aug 2008
SlateFarmers and laborers were already wading through the waist-high wheat, spraying pesticide by hand from backpack reservoirs. When the Green Revolution
Ag Department offers pesticide collections - Aug 2, 2008
In-Forum,The collections are open to farmers, households, commercial pesticide applicators, golf courses, lawn care companies, structural pest control operators and
New Oregon survey reveals key info on pesticide use - Aug 3, 2008
KTVZ,AP - August 3, 2008 4:15 PM ET EUGENE, Ore. (AP) - A new state survey shows that more than 40 million pounds of pesticides and herbicides were used in
SSC student forced to consume pesticide - Aug 2, 2008
Times of India,ONGOLE: In a shocking incident, a SSC studying girl was made to consume pesticide allegedly by a youth for refusing his love here on Saturday.
Olympics hurting Karnataka farmers - Aug 3, 2008
Times of India,With China shutting down all its pesticide organophosphorus (OP) units to stem pollution ahead of the Olympic Games, Karnataka, where the pesticide is
EPA Acts To Reduce Toxic Pesticide -- Carbofuran -- Residue In Food - Jul 25, 2008
Science Daily (press release)ScienceDaily (July 25, 2008) — Due to considerable risks associated with the pesticide carbofuran in food and drinking water, the US Environmental
TruGreen Joins EPA Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program - Jul 30, 2008
MarketWatchPESP members are required to develop a goal-oriented strategy with the focus of reducing pests and pesticide risks. Each year, the EPA issues guidance to
ND officials report record pesticide collection - Jul 30, 2008
Forbes,It's funded through fees paid by pesticide manufacturers to register their products in North Dakota. Johnson says this year's collections were in more than
'Safe' Pesticides Now First in Poisonings - Jul 31, 2008
MarketWatchAs a result of the Center's investigation, the director of the EPA's Office of Pesticide Programs said the agency would begin a broad study of the human
Waters Publishes Rapid Screening Method for 402 Pesticide Residues ... - Jul 28, 2008
PR Newswire (press release),..."Publishing this application note provides food safety laboratories faced with challenging multi-residue pesticide analysis with a proven analytical method,
EPA Bans Residues of Pesticide Carbofuran on Food - Jul 28, 2008
Environment News ServiceWASHINGTON, DC, July 28, 2008 (ENS) - Due to "considerable risks" of damage to human health and the environment associated with the pesticide carbofuran,
Powerful Pesticide Prevents Pests & Increases Corn Yields - Aug 1, 2008
KPTH,This isn't his first year using the popular pesticide. Although this cropduster's been spraying the fungicide for three years, he says the first two years
The jury’s out on the great pesticide debate - Aug 1, 2008
Farmers Guardian,More than 200 scientific studies on a pesticide’s impact on human health and the environment must be completed and independently assessed by regulators as
Mixed reaction for council’s response to pesticide issue - Aug 1, 2008
Surrey Leader,By Kevin Diakiw - Surrey North Delta Leader A local anti-pesticide group is heralding as success a plea this week for the city to ban the chemical’s use for
Waters Publishes Rapid Screening Method for 402 Pesticide Residues ... - Jul 28, 2008
MarketWatch..."Publishing this application note provides food safety laboratories faced with challenging multi-residue pesticide analysis with a proven analytical method,
Feds tough new pesticide rules mirror California policy - Jul 12, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,WATSONVILLE -- Stiff new federal pesticide rules won't have much impact on California agriculture, farming advocates said Friday.
Group sues to ban DDT-related pesticide - Jul 24, 2008
San Jose Mercury News,Environmental and farmworker groups are suing the Environmental Protection Agency to try to outlaw the use of a pesticide related to DDT, which was banned
TruGreen Joins Pesticide Stewardship Program - Jul 31, 2008
Memphis Daily News,The TruGreen Cos. has joined the Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program, an Environmental Protection Agency-maintained group, to reduce the amount of
Oregon issues first state chemical use report - Aug 1, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerFarmers and foresters have been far more sparing with pesticide applications in recent years, he said, in part to save money as prices go up.
Scheme just to thrust pesticides on farmers - Aug 3, 2008
The New Nation,According to the information available on the website of Central Insecticides Board and Registration Committee, the apex pesticide regulatory body,
Davao folk appeal for SC reversal of pesticide ruling - Jul 27, 2008
Inquirer.net,We can still inhale the pesticide even if we locked ourselves up. Many of us are getting sick. Our eyes and skin get irritated and the leaves of my
Oregon Publishes Its First Report on Pesticide Use - Jul 31, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,31--After a nine-year political scrum, Oregon released its first accounting of pesticide use Wednesday, cataloging more than 40 million pounds of 551
ODA pesticide use report in line with expectations - Jul 31, 2008
Capital Press (subscription),Glyphosate, or Roundup, ranked as the second most widely used pesticide, with just over 3.5 million pounds of use. The report, released Wednesday, July 30,
Group questions pesticide's health effects - Jul 31, 2008
Minnesota Public Radio,..."People may not recognize the symptoms, or associate them with a pesticide exposure, because sometimes the symptoms are more subtle in nature.
Lion killings lead to calls for pesticide ban - Jul 31, 2008
The National,A postmortem showed the lions had been poisoned with carbofuran, a toxic chemical used as a pesticide. It is banned in Europe, and it cannot be used in its
Municipality told to set example and stop using pesticide - Jul 31, 2008
Community Press,Don't wait for the Ontario government to implement its pesticide law.� Deputy Reeve Andy Sharpe told Alexander that any spraying carried out by the
Farmers are urged to rally and stave off threat of pesticide ban - Aug 1, 2008
Aberdeen Press and Journal,Farmers are being urged to take action now to prevent a planned ban on pesticides which could reduce wheat yields by up to 62%. The problem stems from an
Health Tip: Reduce Pesticide Exposure - Jul 24, 2008
U.S. News & World Report,...approved by the US Environmental Protection Agency or similar government agency. Carefully read directions on the pesticide label, and follow them exactly.
Is anyone really checking to see how much pesticide is on the ... - Jul 25, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerAnd, as happens every time I write about pesticide residue in our food, my mailbox became clogged with opinions and suggestions from four continents.
Investment Report of China Fertilizer & Pesticide Industry, 2000 ... - Jul 24, 2008
MarketWatchThis report makes an in-depth study on all investment projects of 32 listed companies in China's fertilizer and pesticide industry from 2000 to 2008 and
Heated pesticide debate smells familiar - Jul 16, 2008
Calgary Herald,The pro-pesticide group ended up rejecting exactly what they wanted, exclusions for agriculture, golf courses, sports fields and other uses.
Enviro-Labor Coalitions Challenge Two Toxic Pesticides - Jul 31, 2008
Environment News Service..."The agency should be protecting farmworkers and children, not the profits of pesticide manufacturers." Last Thursday, a lawsuit seeking to stop the use of
Pesticide data pulled from county Web site - Jul 18, 2008
Seattle Post Intelligencer..."It is outrageous the pesticide industry is trying to prevent people from getting information that will help them make healthier choices about their food.
Washington Ag Dept. Issues Pesticide Violation Fines - Jul 30, 2008
Western Farmer-Stockman,To file a complaint involving misuse of a pesticide, or to find out if a pesticide applicator is licensed, call WSDA at (877) 301-4555.
City extends ban on pesticide use - Jul 29, 2008
Thunder Bay's Source,Ontario has passed Bill 64, the Cosmetic Pesticide Ban Act, which would supercede any bylaw restricting cosmetic pesticide use at the municipal level.
Toronto's pesticide law likely doomed: Filion - Jul 30, 2008
Toronto Sun,By ANTONELLA ARTUSO, SUN MEDIA A provincial pesticide law that trumps a tougher city ban sets a dangerous precedent but likely can't be overturned in court,
What should I wear? - Jul 29, 2008
The Canberra Times,Conventionally grown cotton has long been criticised for its intensive pesticide use, which has been blamed for impoverishing and damaging the health of
Oghuz-Qabala-Baku water pipe to supply pesticide-contaminated ... - Jul 31, 2008
Today.Az,Pesticides-substances, hazardous for human health, have been revealed in the underground water springs in Oghuz, which is to be supplied to Baku by the
Experts detail fatal symptoms of pesticide poisoning - Jul 14, 2008
Reuters India,HONG KONG (Reuters) - People who die from pesticide poisoning are more likely to suffer changes in nerve responses and severe weakness in their neck and
SAFE PRODUCT: Organic cotton pesticide-free - Jul 29, 2008
Cherry Hill Courier Post,According to the Sustainable Cotton Project, organic cotton is cotton grown without harmful pesticides or chemical additives to fertilizer.
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