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Sodium chlorate was an extensively used weed killer within the EU, until 2009 when it was withdrawn after a decision made under terms of EU Regulations. Its use as a herbicide outside the EU remains unaffected, as does its use in other non-herbicidal applications, such as in the production of chlorine dioxide biocides and for pulp and paper ...
After passage of Proposition 64 created a legal recreational market in California, toxicologists with the Department of Pesticide Regulation proposed to ban from inhaled weed products 42 chemicals ...
In New Zealand in the 1930s, farmers reportedly had trouble with exploding trousers as a result of attempts to control ragwort, an agricultural weed. [1] Farmers had been spraying sodium chlorate, a government recommended weedkiller, onto the ragwort, and some of the spray had ended up on their clothes. Sodium chlorate is a strong oxidizing ...
Despite health concerns, paraquat continues to be a popular herbicide in California and other parts of the United States. Some hope to see it banned. This weed killer is banned in 50 countries.
California's legal weed industry is reeling over whistleblower lawsuit claims, key departures and fear over slumping sales
This is a list of herbicides.These are chemical compounds which have been registered as herbicides.The names on the list are the ISO common name for the active ingredient which is formulated into the branded product sold to end-users. [1]
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Pesticide bags in Fresno, California during May of 1972 read 'You get results with Best Chemicals'. The use of DDT in the United States was banned in 1972, except for a limited exemption for public health uses. Public concern about the usage of DDT was largely influenced by the book, Silent Spring, written by Rachel Carson. [9]