Chow, 2018
Lorraine Chow, "Top Seed Companies Urge EPA to Limit Dicamba," EcoWatch, August 17, 2018. SUMMARY: Reports on comments by top seed companies in U.S. to EPA urging they ban dicamba use in summer and fall. Includes a statement by Beck's…
Stone et al., 2014
Wesley A. Stone, Robert J,. Gillom, and Karen R. Ryberg, "Pesticides in U.S. Streams and Rivers: Occurrence and Trends during 1992−2011," Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48, DOI: 10.1021/es5025367 ABSTRACT: During the 20 years from 1992 to 2011, pesticides were found at…
Landrigan, 2018
Philip J. Landrigan, "Pesticides and Human Reproduction," JAMA Internal Medicine, 2018, 178:1, DOI:10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.5092 SUMMARY: Invited commentary by Managing Weeds for Healthy Kids science team member Dr. Landrigan reports that herbicide use has increased sharply, with glyphosate use up 250-fold from 1974…
Kriebel et al., 2016
David Kriebel, ScD, Polly J. Hoppin, ScD, Molly M. Jacobs, MPH, Richard W. Clapp, DSc, "Environmental and Economic Strategies for Primary Prevention of Cancer in Early Life," Pediatrics, 2016, 138:s1, DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-4268 ABSTRACT: This article summarizes the evidence for environmental toxic exposures contributing…
Gillam, 2018
Carey Gillam, "Weedkiller found in granola and crackers, internal FDA emails show," The Guardian, April 30, 2018. SUMMARY: A Freedom of Information Act request for internal FDA emails shows that recent testing for glyphosate residues in foods has revealed that "FDA…
Di Renzo et al., 2015
Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Jeanne A. Conry, Jennifer Blake, Mark S. DeFrancesco, Nathaniel DeNicola, James N. Martin Jr., Kelly A. McCue, David Richmond, Abid Shah, Patrice Sutton, Tracey J. Woodruff, Sheryl Ziemin van der Poel, Linda C. Giudice, "International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics opinion on reproductive health impacts of exposure…
Loomis et al., 2015
Dana Loomis, Kathryn Guyton, Yann Grosse, Fatiha El Ghissassi, Véronique Bouvard, Lamia Benbrahim-Tallaa, Neela Guha, Heidi Mattock, Kurt Straif, "Carcinogenicity of lindane, DDT, and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid," The Lancet, 2015, 16, DOI: 10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00081-9. SUMMARY: Summarizes the findings of 26 experts from 13 countries who met at the International Agency for…
Robinson et al., 2012
CJ Robinson, M Antoniou, MEM Habib, CV Howard, RC Jennings, C Leifert, RO Nodari, and J Fagan, "Teratogenic Effects of Glyphosate-Based Herbicides: Divergence of Regulatory Decisions from Scientific Evidence," Environmental and Analytical Toxicology, S:4, 2012, DOI: 10.4172/2161-0525.S4-006. ABSTRACT: The publication of a study in 2010,…
Mulvany and Parker, 2017
Lydia Mulvany and Mario Parker, “Monsanto Shrugs Off Herbicide Concerns With Surprise Profit,” Bloomberg, October 4, 2017. SUMMARY Reports on Monsanto’s rising economic fortunes. Stock prices were up recently 20 cents a share, even though analysts had estimated the company would…
Pucci, 2017
Jackie Pucci, "Missouri Latest State to Set Cut-off Dicamba Date for ’18," CropLife, November 20, 2017. SUMMARY: Reports on the Dicamba ban on Engenia use in Missouri for 2018 after June 10 (some counties) or July 15 (all counties). Adds the…