PESTICIDES ACS NEWS
ACS launched new journals
Crop protection products in the crosshairs Health and environmental concerns prompted regulatory action
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EPA concluded in N N N a draft assessment H H that the triazine herbicide, widely used on corn, poses a health risk to many plants and animals. The agency is expected to make a final decision about atrazine before the end of the year.
ACS Earth & Space Chemistry will publish high-impact research in the fields of geochemistry, atmospheric and ocean chemistry, astronomy, and analytical geochemistry. Editor: Joel D. Blum of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor First issue: early 2017
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EPA proposed twice N O P O this year to revoke all Cl food tolerances for O Cl the organophosphate Cl insecticide amid pushback from pesticide makers. The agency is under a court ordered deadline to make a final decision by March 31, 2017.
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EPA approved a lowervolatility version of Monsanto’s Cl O dicamba herbicide OH for use on genetically OCH3 modified Cl soybeans after Midwestern farmers complained about drift from alleged illegal spraying of older dicamba formulations.
The European Union chose to allow the use of glyphosate until at least the end of 2017 despite opposition from some member countries that want to ban the herbicide because of health concerns. Meanwhile, EPA approved the herbicide Enlist Duo—a combination of glyphosate and 2,4-D—for use on genetically engineered corn and soybeans in more than a dozen U.S. states.—BRITT
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Website search terms of the year CREDIT: ACS PUBLICATIONS (JOURNALS)
Once on C&EN’s site, these are the subjects that readers looked up most often in 2016. ACS Energy Letters focuses on the rapid communication of research across the field of energy, including energy capture, conservation, and storage. Editor: Prashant Kamat of the University of Notre Dame First issue: July 2016—EDITED BY LINDA WANG
Source: Google Analytics Note: In this word cloud, how big a term appears correlates with how many times it was searched. DECEMBER 12/19, 2016 | CEN.ACS.ORG | C&EN
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