agriculture chemical Articles
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Are agricultural chemicals affecting our water?
With the rate at which modern towns and cities expand it’s inevitable that the volume of separation between agricultural facilities and highly populated areas is shrinking. The loss of these areas can have a lasting impact, particularly when it comes to our water supplies. From an increase in water treatment prices to potentially dangerous levels of nitrogen, agricultural facilities ...
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FIFRA: What`s New, What`s Hot (PDF)
For Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) practitioners, the current state of play at the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the change in Senate leadership, and the dynamics in the agricultural and antimicrobial chemicals market place, make work anything but dull. This article identifies key FIFRA issues, largely brought about by EPA’s continuing efforts ...
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Brian Xu, M.D., PH.D., DABT®, Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Registration Delays Expected as China Launches Pesticide Regime”
Brian Xu, M.D., PH.D., DABT®, Quoted In Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report Article “Registration Delays Expected as China Launches Pesticide Regime” On October 25, 2017, Brian Xu, M.D., PH.D., DABT®, toxicologist with Bergeson & Campbell, P.C. (B&C®), was quoted by Bloomberg BNA Daily Environment Report regarding China’s updated pesticide regulations. ...
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New Podcast Episode Available on All Things Nano with Lisa E. Friedersdorf, Ph.D.
In the August 15, 2019, episode of Bergeson & Campbell, P.C.’s (B&C®’s) All Things Chemical™ Podcast, “All Things Nano with Lisa E. Friedersdorf, Ph.D.,” Lynn L. Bergeson sat down with Dr. Friedersdorf, the Director of the National Nanotechnology Coordination Office (NNCO), to discuss all things nano. In their conversation, Dr. Friedersdorf breaks down ...
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Case study - Neutralization basin odor control for agricultural chemical production
Challenge: An agricultural plant located in the Midwest manufactures herbicides, pesticides, fungicides, and insecticides. Strict environmental regulations require the company to capture and neutralize all surface runoff and grey water produced at the plant before disposing into the municipal system. In addition, air permits prohibit any odors to cross their fence lines. As the water collects ...
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Advances in control of postharvest diseases in tropical fresh produce
With increased global trade, fresh produce is increasingly being moved over vast distances to foreign markets. This requires effective cold chain and product management practices to ensure premium quality fresh produce with increased shelf life. Product safety has now also become an additional minimum requirement for market entry. Producers should therefore take cognisance of the impact ...
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Record Crops Predicted – Storing Chemicals in Suitable Vertical Storage Tanks
The US is celebrating bumper crops this year, according to Farming UK. The publication states that the record-breaking corn harvest this year surpassed expectations of the US Department of Agriculture and it seems that because of the warm summer this year, that the UK could be following in its footsteps. Farming UK also reports on a trial that examines the good health of sugar beet crops. With ...
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Genetically Engineered Organisms Face Changing Regulations
Untitled Document In late January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced its intent to make weeping changes to the regulations that apply to genetically engineered organisms. The revisions promise to have significant, farreaching and long-lasting implications for the agricultural, pharmaceutical and ...
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How to Find a Reliable Metal Fabricator in MN
Metal fabrication is an essential part of production across several MN industries, including: agriculture, food processing, chemical production, and manufacturing. Astro Engineering & Manufacturing aims to provide lean, efficient, and reliable metal fabrication services across many different industries throughout the state. Here are just a few of the things we can provide for your company: ...
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Australia Publishes Final Report on Regulatory Considerations for Nanotechnologies for Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) published on July 6, 2015, the final report entitled Nanotechnologies for pesticides and veterinary medicines: regulatory considerations. According to the report, its objective is to highlight the regulatory issues that need to be considered when bringing agricultural or veterinary (agvet) chemical products of nanotechnology to ...
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Sulphur mineralization kinetics of cattle manure and green waste compost in soils
Sulphur mineralization of cattle manure (CM) and green waste compost (GWC) added to six agricultural soils with different chemical properties was monitored over 10 weeks in a laboratory incubation experiment. Although the amount of sulphur was higher in CM than in GWC, the cumulative SO4 2--S values in GWC-treated soils were higher than in soil amended with CM. The percentages of mineralized S ...
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Characterization of controlling hydrogeochemical processes using factor analysis in Puyang Yellow River irrigation district (China)
Groundwater chemistry is diverse and complicated and is regulated by both natural hydrogeochemical and anthropogenic processes. Determining the governing processes and their influence on groundwater chemistry is very important to understand groundwater quality evolution and establish reasonable water management strategies. Main cations (Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, K+, and Sr2+), anions (Cl−, SO2−4, ...
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Rmgroup offers best-in-class service and support to customers throughout the UK
Leading robotics and automation specialists, RMGroup, prides itself in offering its customers the best service and support provision throughout the UK. Consisting of a network of highly trained mechanical, electrical and control systems engineers, the Newtown-based manufacturer maintains that, even while adhering to current coronavirus restrictions, it can respond to any service or support ...
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Use of plant growth-promoting bacteria for biocontrol of plant diseases: Principles, mechanisms of action, and future prospects
Pathogenic microorganisms affecting plant health are a major and chronic threat to food production and ecosystem stability worldwide. As agricultural production intensified over the past few decades, producers became more and more dependent on agrochemicals as a relatively reliable method of crop protection helping with economic stability of their operations. However, increasing use of chemical ...
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Insecticide and herbicide producer places heavy demands on rotary batch mixer
Indalva S.L. is Spain's largest toll manufacturer of insecticides and herbicides, producing approximately 5,500 to 7,700 tons/yr (5,000 to 7,000 m.t./yr) of some 30 different products for about 20 companies, nearly half of which are located in other countries. Established in 1967, the family-run company is also Spain's oldest producer of clay microgranules, which, along with quartz sand, are used ...
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On‐site, serial exposure of female fathead minnows to the Elkhorn River, NE, USA spring agrichemical pulse
In the Midwestern United States, waterways such as the Elkhorn River experience an annual spring pulse of runoff that carries sediments, nutrients and organic compounds downstream. The objective of this study was to elucidate relationships between contaminant load in Elkhorn River water and biological impacts on female fathead minnows throughout the entire spring agrichemical pulse. Fish were ...
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Improper Use of Chemicals in Farming A Case Study
In India, thousands of tonnes of crop gets destroyed every year due to improper use of insecticides, pesticides, plant growth regulators etc. This destruction of crop can happen either if a farmer uses these chemicals without any scientific knowledge by themselves or by relying on their local shops. Most of the times, the people handling these local shops do not have any ...
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What is the necessity of organic fertilizer granulation machine?
Organic fertilizer granulation machine is mainly used to granulate organic fertilizer to form fertilizer granules of various specifications, which is convenient for packing and transportation. So what is the need for it? Xiaobian believes that it is mainly for convenience and standardization. If there is something wrong, we are welcome to correct it. What is the necessity of organic fertilizer ...
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Biobased Economy opportunities for North-Netherlands
The three Northern provinces of the Netherlands could join forces to become a major producer and supplier of renewable resources for the regional production of ‘green’ chemicals, plastics and animal feed. This is one of the conclusions from research carried out by Wageningen University & Research, Greenlincs and the University of Groningen. Close collaboration with the German ...
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Influence of marketing mix elements on the intention of sugarcane farmers in Thailand to use commercial tailor–made fertiliser
Tailor–made fertiliser (TMF) is a new practice in Thailand that aims to achieve a more efficient use of a fertiliser on cultivated soil. This study attempts to determine farmers' attitudes toward a marketing mix of TMF and to investigate factors influencing the farmers' intention to use TMF in accordance with the marketing mix strategy. A survey was conducted among 387 sugar cane farmers who were ...
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