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Atrazine

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First Reported 11/14/2009 - Updated 11/14/2009 - 1 Documents

Pesticides in Midwestern Rivers Has Dropped

USAgNet - 11/13/2009Concentrations of several major pesticides mostly declined or stayed the same in Corn Belt rivers and streams from 1996 to 2006, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study. The declines in pesticide concentrations closely followed ... [USAgNet - 11/14/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, Pesticides, United States Geological Survey

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents (in Environment)

Natural Resources Defense Council

The Battle For Atrazine Continues

Missouri Ag News HeadlinesMissouri Ag Connection - 11/16/2009Missouri Corn Growers Association CEO Gary Marshall flew to Washington, D.C., last week to defend the farmers' use of atrazine in front of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Scientific ... [USAgNet - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Atrazine, Natural Resources Defense Council, Corn, SAP AG

First Reported 11/17/2009 - Updated 11/17/2009 - 1 Documents

USGS: Pesticide levels decline in Corn Belt rivers

Concentrations of several major pesticides mostly declined or stayed the same in Corn Belt rivers and streams from 1996 to 2006, according to a new U.S. Geological Survey study.The declines in pesticide concentrations closely followed declines in their ... [AgProfessional - 11/17/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, United States Geological Survey, Corn, Alachlor, metolachlor

First Reported 11/18/2009 - Updated 11/18/2009 - 1 Documents (in Conflicts & Crime)

With A New Ideologue In Charge, It's (Bad) Business As Usual At EPA

The only things being protected these days by the Environmental Protection Agency are the insupportable, unscientific views of radical activists.EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson and her minions have gotten a 37% budget bump in their already-bloated funding ... [Investors Business Daily - 11/18/2009]

Entities: Chemical, Isotope, Atrazine, Fluorine, Polytetrafluoroethylene

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 2 Documents

US Environmental Protection Agency

NCGA Testifies on Importance of Atrazine (11-3-09)

Nov. 3: The National Corn Growers Association testified today before a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Scientific Advisory Panel that was convened in the wake of the EPA’s newly announced comprehensive review of health and ecological risks associated ... [National Corn Growers Association - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Atrazine, US Environmental Protection Agency, Corn

First Reported 11/09/2009 - Updated 11/09/2009 - 2 Documents (in Chemistry)

Chemistry of the Corn Belt is changing

The USGS says, Declines in concentrations of the agricultural herbicides cyanazine, alachlor and metolachlor show the effectiveness of (EPA) regulatory actions as well as the influence of new pesticide products. In addition, declines from 2000 to 2006 ... [ZDNet - 11/09/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, Corn, Chemistry, United States Geological Survey, Insecticide

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 1 Documents

Farmers in minority at Reef meeting

AT Monday's Herbicides on the Reef workshop, fewer than half of the delegates were canegrowers, with government departments taking up most of the seats.The largest percentage of delegates was from government departments or quasi-autonomous non-government ... [North Queensland Register - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Hexazinone, Vickers, Atrazine, Herbicides, Chemical

First Reported 11/12/2009 - Updated 11/12/2009 - 1 Documents

Pesticide levels decline in US ...

A RECENTLY-PUBLISHED study by the US Geological Services (USGS) found steady or declining levels of pesticide in corn belt waterways from 1996 to 2006, despite record increases in per-acre yields.Growth Energy CEO Tom Buis says the study shows US farmers ... [Stock & Land - 11/12/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, United States Geological Survey, Corn

First Reported 11/04/2009 - Updated 11/04/2009 - 1 Documents

New and Exciting in PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The Clock]

There are 14 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. You can now also easily place articles on various social services (CiteULike, Mendeley, ... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/04/2009]

Entities: Amphibian, Chimera, PLoS ONE

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report -- November 5, 2009 (Audio)

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The German Chancellor goes green in the U.S. Congress ... PLUS: Ups and downs, high drama, and a huge twist in the roller coaster of Senate climate legislation ... All that and more in today's Green News Report! Got ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Brad Friedman, Toxic, Atrazine, hate mail

First Reported 11/05/2009 - Updated 11/05/2009 - 1 Documents (in Biology)

EPA orders new pesticide testing

(Nov. 5) Concerned over the possible effects of pesticides on the human endocrine system, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has begun a testing process for a host of lawn and garden chemicals. On Oct. 29, the EPA issued test orders for the first ... [Home Channel News - 11/05/2009]

Entities: Pesticide, Chemical, Atrazine

First Reported 11/06/2009 - Updated 11/06/2009 - 1 Documents

Trends in Concentrations and Use of Agricultural Herbicides for Corn Belt Rivers, 1996−2006

Trends in the concentrations and agricultural use of four herbicides (atrazine, acetochlor, metolachlor, and alachlor) were evaluated for major rivers of the Corn Belt for two partially overlapping time periods: 1996?2002 and 2000?2006. Trends were analyzed ... [Environmental Science & Technology - 11/06/2009]

Entities: Herbicides, Corn, Alachlor, acetochlor, metolachlor

Quotes

"NCGA believes that 50 years of safe use and extensive monitoring data support atrazine's continued registration in the United States," Snyder said. "In short, we are simply asking EPA to stand by its own science."

EPA Holds Panel on Atrazine [Missouri Ruralist - 11/04/2009]

...by Peter Davies for the Department of Primary Industries and Water found triazines were in most rivers in areas where the chemicals were used. "He showed that one single application of triazines, especially atrazine and simazine, could last 16 months" Dr Bleaney said...

Herbicide pollution shocker [Tasmania Mercury - 10/26/2009]

EPA said it will evaluate the herbicide's potential cancer and non-cancer effects on humans, and will include in the new study "the most recent studies on atrazine and its potential association with birth defects, low birth weight, and premature births." A recent investigation by The New York Times found that levels of atrazine, often applied before and after planting to control broadleaf and grassy weeds...

EPA to begin new evaluation of atrazine [Water Technology Online - 10/08/2009]

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With a New Ideologue in Charge, It's (Bad) Busi... [American Council On Science & Health - 11/19/2009]
With A New Ideologue In Charge, It's (Bad) Busi... [Investors Business Daily - 11/18/2009]
USGS: Pesticide levels decline in Corn Belt rivers [AgProfessional - 11/17/2009]
The Battle For Atrazine Continues [USAgNet - 11/17/2009]
Pesticides in Midwestern Rivers Has Dropped [USAgNet - 11/14/2009]
Pesticide levels decline in US ... [Stock & Land - 11/12/2009]
Farmers in minority at Reef meeting [North Queensland Register - 11/12/2009]
Baron & Budd, P.C. Shareholder Scott Summy ... [Street Insider - 11/10/2009]
Chemistry of the Corn Belt is changing [ZDNet - 11/09/2009]
U.S. Corn Belt pesticide densities studied [UPI - 11/09/2009]
Rice production [Daily Triumph - 11/09/2009]
Extreme activists take the reins at EPA [Canada Free Press - 11/09/2009]
Trends in Concentrations and Use of Agricultura... [Environmental Science & Technology - 11/06/2009]
EPA orders new pesticide testing [Home Channel News - 11/05/2009]
NCGA Testifies on Importance of Atrazine (11-3-09) [National Corn Growers Association - 11/04/2009]
EPA Holds Panel on Atrazine [Missouri Ruralist - 11/04/2009]
Halfway through labour she informed me she had ... [Farmers Guardian - 11/02/2009]
Maize Monitor: Early drilling of maize advised ... [Farmers Guardian - 10/30/2009]
Sorption Characteristics of Atrazine and Imazet... [Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry - 10/29/2009]
NCGA Requests 30-Day Extention on Comment Perio... [National Corn Growers Association - 10/29/2009]
Herbicide pollution shocker [Tasmania Mercury - 10/26/2009]
Greens continue push to ban triazine chemicals [ABC Online - 10/25/2009]
Callisto Xtra herbicide combines two modes of a... [AgProfessional - 10/21/2009]
100 years and counting as ag research continues [Southwest Farm Press - 10/20/2009]
Comment on The CPRS is pointless. It’s Copenhag... [Crikey Media - 10/16/2009]
New call for herbicide ban [ABC Online - 10/15/2009]
EPA to begin new evaluation of atrazine [Water Technology Online - 10/08/2009]
EPA to review health impact of weed killer [Reuters: Environment - 10/07/2009]
Overview of ultrafiltration in municipal drinki... [WaterWorld - 09/30/2009]
U.S. Drinking Water And Watersheds Widely Conta... [Public Works - 09/06/2009]

Blogs

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen: Green News Report... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 11/05/2009] IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: The German Chancellor goes green in the U.S. Congress ... PLUS: Ups and downs, high drama, and a huge twist in the roller ...
New and Exciting in PLoS ONE [A Blog Around The... [ScienceBlogs : Combined Feed - 11/04/2009] There are 14 new articles in PLoS ONE today. As always, you should rate the articles, post notes and comments and send trackbacks when you blog about the papers. ...
Henry Henderson: BP Slapdown: EPA really Is Bac... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/22/2009] This week EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson told NPR that the "EPA is back on the job." And here in the greater Chicago region, EPA is back on the job ...
Andrew Wetzler: EPA Decides to Take a New Look ... [The Huffington Post Full Blog Feed - 10/08/2009] Good news: today the Environmental Protection Agency announced that it will initiate a review of the health and environmental effects of atrazine, one ...
Passing Environmental Science. [TAPPED - 10/07/2009] Back in August, The New York Times published a pretty damning feature on the harmful effects of atrazine: Even in "safe" quantities, the presence of the weed killer ...

Audio/Video

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NATURE \| Frogs: The Thin Green Line \| Chemical ... [Mefeedia Video Tag : biolo - 04/03/2009]
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