Media Advisory: The Geological Society of America 1999 Annual Meeting
... be discussedfrom several perspectives: effects of herbicide and fertilizer use ongroundwater quality; contamination of surface water by antibiotics and pathogensin animal waste from feed lots and other confined areas; and hypoxia, or lowoxygen, zones in the Gulf of Mexico caused by chemicals in the Mississipp...Farming's genetic revolution has yet to materialise
.... Others aremodified to tolerate high doses of the herbicide glyphosate. To study the use of pesticides on these crops, the USDA divided thecountry into various different regions. In seven of the 12 combinations of cropsand regions, farmers using modified crops had had to add the same quantities ofpest...Keep Off The Grass And Take Off Your Shoes!
...Results of the study, involving application of the herbicide 2,4-D tothe lawns of 13 homes in the Columbus, Ohi...th bare floor entryways, the highest levels of the herbicide were foundin carpeted living rooms and bedrooms. In homes with carpeted entryways, thelevels were h...Invading Pests Harm People, Plants And Animals
...lied to the foliage so plantsthat emerge after the herbicide application escape injury. In a UC study, anewly r... that mowing as part of anintegrated approach with herbicide treatment, prescribed burning or biologicalcontrol should provide effective control of starthistle. ...UC Scientists Search For Alternatives For Methyl Bromide
...ff trees or vines above the soil line, paint an herbicide on the cut trunk, then wait one year before planting. "You do lose an entire growing season, but the organisms that thrive on live roots are overtaken during that time with organisms that thrive on dead roots. Those organisms will leave the new...Rural Residents' Cooperative Response To Water Crisis Now A Model
...ironmentalProtection Agency (IEPA). Atrazine is a herbicide widely used by farmersbut restricted since 1993 by the federal EPA because of potential healthproblems such as cancer. After initial efforts to lower the level failed, the IEPA in August 1993put a moratorium on water-line extensions and new hookups.......ation,is leading the initiative to incorporate the herbicide tolerance characteristicinto rice varieties that p...give farmers greaterflexibility in crop rotations, herbicide timing, planting practices and watermanagement," Croughan said. "The state of Louisiana and ...New Research On Environmental Pollutants
...r Health Female American soldiers exposed to the herbicide "Agent Orange" during theVietnam War show a number of health problems which are not present in comparablegroups not exposed to the herbicide. The problems concern various forms ofcancer and reduced fertility. The study compared the women's combat pos...Genetically-Altered Crops Can Produce Tough, Hard-To-Kill Weeds
BALTIMORE -- Weeds that acquire genes for herbicide resistance fromgenetically-altered crops reap litt...se that areengineered with specialized traits like herbicide resistance -- can pass theirtraits on to nearby weeds via hybridization. These hybrid, transgenic w...Putting Down Your Roots: How Plants Know To Do It
...ing andmillions of dollars to develop an effective herbicide that is harmful to weedsbut safe for you, your children, and your pets. Now a new study of root growthin a tiny weed called Arabidopsis thaliana suggests that genetics could helpscientists save valuable time and money in developing better herbicides ...Discovery Of Plant-Like Metabolic Pathway In Common Parasites Supplies New Targets For Therapy
...#62; Nature , the researchersdemonstrate that the herbicide glyphosate (Roundup), which interferes with thesix...ndcrytosporidiosis. They also show that adding the herbicide to sub-therapeutic doses of a commonanti-microbial medication can protect mice from otherwise fatal ......ves and exposure to dioxins,including those in the herbicide Agent Orange, have been known to trigger thedisorder. A more common disorder known as hemochromatosis, which causes adangerous buildup of iron in peoples' bodies, is linked to the same geneticdefect as PCT. The most common treatment for both diseases...