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IN THE NEWS
n Glyphosate has become even more Agency of failing to consult the Fish and
dominant in the US soybean herbicide Wildlife Service over the potential impacts
market, according to the latest data from of 46 pesticides on 11 endangered
the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics species in the San Francisco Bay area. The
Survey. Various forms of glyphosate listed species include aquatic organisms,
were applied to 97% of the soybean insects and mammals. The lawsuit was
area surveyed in 2006, compared with filed in late May in the US District Court for
93% in the previous year. Usage of the the Northern District of California.
secondlargest soybean herbicide, 2,4-D,
also expanded in 2006. Applications of n Clomazone and propanil remain the
2,4-D and its salts were made on 10% of most widely used herbicides on US rice
the surveyed area last year, compared crops, according to the 2006 survey
with 6% in 2005. by the USDA. Some 50% of the rice area
US winter wheat herbicide usage 2006
herbicide Area treated (%) Volume (000 lbs)
2,4-D & salts 26 3,785
glyphosate
1
15 5,078
metsulfuron-methyl 14 12
thifensulfuron-methyl 12 39
tribenuron-methyl 12 18
dicamba & salts 8 548
chlorsulfuron 6 22
MCPA & salts 5 549
bromoxynil2 4 411
triasulfuron 4 19
propoxycarbazone-sodium 2 21
sulfosulfuron 2 17
Total
3
49 11,019
1
isopropylamine salt;
2
heptanoate and octanoate salts;
3
includes others applied to 1% or less.
n The US California EPA’s Department of surveyed last year was treated with
Pesticide Regulation (DPR) proposes to clomazone and 46% with propanil. These
cap fumigant use in three areas that have figures compare with 32% and 62%,
failed to meet targets on the reduction respectively, when rice pesticide usage
of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). It was last surveyed by the USDA in 2000.
also plans to eliminate some fumigation Quinclorac usage was largely unchanged
methods that result in high emissions at 24% (25% in 2000).
of VOCs. The move follows a 2006 court
order requiring California to reduce VOC n The Canadian government has called
emissions by 20% from 1991 levels, as on companies to supply information on
required by the federal Clean Air Act. the first two batches of the 200 chemicals
identified as high priorities under its
n The US environmentalist group, the Chemicals Management Plan. The first
Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), has two batches of 32 chemicals include one
filed another lawsuit against the EPA over pesticide active ingredient (naphthalene),
its alleged violation of the Endangered ten pesticide formulants and two pesticide
Species Act (ESA) regarding pesticide formulant impurities, according to the Pest
registrations. The group accuses the Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA).
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