• Chlorophenoxy herbicides were produced and used extensively in New Zealand from the late 1950s until 1987. (news-medical.net)
  • In a small cohort study of Swedish railroad workers who had sprayed herbicides, there was a statistically significant excess of all cancers among those exposed to both amitrole and chlorophenoxy herbicides, but not among those exposed mainly to amitrole. (inchem.org)
  • Studies in occupationally or accidentally exposed populations have reported an increased risk of cancer related to chlorophenoxy herbicides and TCDD. (bmj.com)
  • While the first synthesis of this chemical is credited to a Swiss chemist named Henry Martin in the 1950's, the American chemist John Franz independently discovered glyphosate in the 1970's. (pintas.com)
  • Franz was working for Monsanto when he discovered glyphosate, and quickly realized its potential as an effective herbicide. (pintas.com)
  • The introduction of herbicide-tolerant crops in the 1990's allowed for broad spectrum herbicides such as glyphosate (e.g. (ecfwa.ca)
  • The most familiar herbicide is glyphosate, the key ingredient in Roundup , the most widely used herbicide in the world. (pesticidesafetyonislesboro.com)
  • Glyphosate is a non-selective herbicide used on many food and non-food crops as well as non-crop areas such as roadsides. (osu.edu)
  • Diamond Alkali, maker of herbicides including Agent Orange used during the Vietnam War, dumped waste into the river during the 1950s and 1960s. (odwyerpr.com)
  • However, with the increasing adoption of preemergent and postemergent herbicides in the 1950s and 1960s, this practice greatly decreased. (okstate.edu)
  • To offset the cost, there has been a growing interest in using cover crops as a weed management tool to 1) combat challenges with management of herbicide resistant weeds and 2) potentially lower costs associated with in-season herbicide applications. (okstate.edu)
  • Herbicide resistance of agricultural weeds and advancements in the use of molecular tools for their detection. (ecfwa.ca)
  • These selection pressures have over time caused the development of resistance to many of the most commonly used herbicides reducing their overall control of weeds. (ecfwa.ca)
  • Weeds have developed resistance to herbicides as early as the 1950s, long before herbicide-resistant biotech crops were on the market. (anncredible.com)
  • It is possible that the application of herbicides to biotech crops could increase populations of herbicide-resistant weeds. (anncredible.com)
  • Paraquat dichloride is a non-selective, broad-spectrum herbicide used primarily to kill weeds and grass. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • Endothall is used as a defoliant for a wide range of crops and as a herbicide for both terrestrial and aquatic weeds. (osu.edu)
  • Diquat is a herbicide that has been used extensively in the United States since the late 1950s to control both crop and aquatic weeds. (osu.edu)
  • Of these, 813 producers and 699 sprayers were classified as exposed to dioxin and phenoxy herbicides. (bmj.com)
  • As the same herbicides were repeatedly applied (in transgenic or conventional crops) selection pressures were placed on weed populations present in the field. (ecfwa.ca)
  • The British were the first to employ herbicides and defoliants to destroy the crops, bushes, and trees of communist insurgents in Malaya during the Malayan Emergency . (wn.com)
  • With these new stands available, timber production grew sharply through the late 1940s and early 1950s, before stabilizing at about nine million board feet per year. (oregon.gov)
  • During the late 1940s and 1950s, the US and British collaborated on development of herbicides with potential applications in warfare. (wn.com)
  • Along with improved crop varieties, insecticides and herbicides have increased crop yields, decreased food costs, and enhanced the appearance of food. (cdc.gov)
  • New research suggests a higher rate of deaths from cancer for workers exposed to dioxin during the manufacture of herbicides at the Ivon Watkins-Dow (IWD) plant in New Plymouth. (news-medical.net)
  • Agent Orange and similar chemicals were known as "herbicides. (ca.gov)
  • Occupational exposures occur during production, formulation and application of this herbicide, and nonoccupational exposures may occur from residues in food. (inchem.org)
  • Roundup) to be sprayed directly over any crop that was genetically modified to tolerate these herbicides. (ecfwa.ca)
  • In the study, 1025 phenoxy herbicide production workers at the IWD plant, and 703 phenoxy herbicide sprayers were followed up over a thirty year period. (news-medical.net)
  • Here we evaluate mortality in New Zealand phenoxy herbicide producers and sprayers. (bmj.com)
  • Two cytogenetic studies of occupational exposure to a number of herbicides, including amitrole, were available. (inchem.org)
  • These veterans are eligible for service-connected compensation based on their service, if they have one of the diseases on Veterans Affair's list of 'Diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide agents' Veterans Affairs updates this list regularly based on reports from the National Academy of Sciences, an independent research and education institution. (ca.gov)
  • Yet a significant number of veterans are still fighting VA, even those who had "boots on the ground" in Vietnam and should therefore automatically qualify for Agent Orange benefits for more than a dozen diseases presumed caused by exposure to the U.S. military's arsenal of toxic herbicides. (legion.org)
  • Paraquat side effects depend on the amount, route, and duration of exposure to the herbicide, and the person's overall health. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • Physical access to the Herbicide Exposure Unit (DP-09 and SS-25) and Hardstand 7 (SS-26) is restricted by locked gates, fences, security personnel and/or topography. (cdc.gov)
  • Most paraquat applicators who repeatedly use the herbicide as intended are exposed at chronic, low doses. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • He explained that since the 1950s we have witnessed a rapid decline in the populations of pollinating insects and wildflower meadows. (normanjackson.co.uk)
  • Before the Green Revolution in the 1950s, Ancient Grains were the staple for bread, pastas, and dough. (papavince.com)
  • The de Vries family moved from The Netherlands in the late 1950's and settled in the Skagit Valley. (whatcomfarmtoschool.org)
  • Scientists discovered the chemical's weed killing properties in the late 1950s. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • The airblast sprayer has been a standard tool for tree fruit pesticide application technology since its rapid and wide scale adoption in the 1950s. (cdc.gov)
  • But they weren't aware of Operation Ranch Hand or the millions of gallons of toxic herbicides the U.S. military sprayed in Southeast Asia. (legion.org)
  • Amitrole has been widely produced since the 1950s for use as a herbicide. (inchem.org)
  • What if I was exposed to an herbicide outside Vietnam? (ca.gov)
  • Even if you did not serve in Vietnam, you can still apply for service-connected benefits if you were exposed to an herbicide while in the military which you believe caused your disease or injury. (ca.gov)
  • Agent Orange -or Herbicide Orange (HO)-is one of the herbicides and defoliants used by the U.S. military as part of its herbicidal warfare program, Operation Ranch Hand , during the Vietnam War from 1961 to 1971. (wn.com)
  • In mid-1961, President Ngo Dinh Diem of South Vietnam asked the United States to conduct aerial herbicide spraying in his country. (wn.com)
  • In November 1961, President John F. Kennedy authorized the start of Operation Ranch Hand, the codename for the U.S. Air Force 's herbicide program in Vietnam. (wn.com)
  • Brief history of Oils as adjuvants in Weed Control Adjuvants are substances that are added to herbicides to increase their effectiveness and efficiency in weed management. (brewerint.com)
  • Traditionally, herbicides have been able to reliably provide growers with more than 80% of their weed control while also allowing for reduced tillage. (ecfwa.ca)
  • Its greatest use is as a contact herbicide for post-emergence weed control in cereals, undersown cereals, seedling lucerne and peas. (osu.edu)
  • A super weed, as it has been suggested by the popular press, is a weed that has become resistant to a particular herbicide. (anncredible.com)
  • The British were the first to use Agent Orange during their 1950s colonial war against Malaysia, known as the "Malaysian Emergency. (peoplesworld.org)
  • However, the use of weaponized herbicides like Agent Orange complied with international law based on the British precedent, according to the U.S. justifications. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Since expanding operations into the agrochemical field in the 1950s, Nippon Soda has provided a variety of agrochemical products that strive for effectiveness and safety. (agropages.com)
  • Some of those products were brought to market as herbicides. (wn.com)
  • Since the introduction of herbicides in the 1950's farmers have benefited from these effective weed management tools. (ecfwa.ca)
  • The U.S. and the United Kingdom began testing weaponized herbicides during World War II to disrupt enemy food supplies. (peoplesworld.org)
  • Noël isn't sure when dandelions became the outcast of the landscaping world but figures it probably started in the 1950s. (desi123.com)
  • Dozens of countries throughout the world have banned the paraquat herbicide over safety concerns. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • Campaigns by herbicide companies [in the 1950s and '60s] probably played a big part, too. (desi123.com)
  • The research also suggested that atrazine, the most popular herbicide in use today, may be causing similar effects. (grist.org)
  • Herbicides were used by the U.S. military to defoliate military facilities in the U.S. and in other countries as far back as the 1950s. (ca.gov)
  • Released in 1981, its farm treatment herbicide NABU (sethoxydium) is registered in many countries worldwide. (agropages.com)
  • Farm machinery increased in size and number in the 1950s. (oregon.gov)
  • Because people are not exposed to herbicide contaminants at these two sites, there is no past, present or future public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
  • Commercially introduced in 1962 as Gramoxone, paraquat quickly became a top-selling herbicide, despite numerous studies linking the herbicide to wide-ranging health issues. (wisnerbaum.com)
  • These advances, coupled with rapid highway and power system expansions, helped Oregonians build a relatively stable prosperity through the 1950s. (oregon.gov)