Note from the Fluoride Action Network: The following is the molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information). Also see June 17th press release from the Center for Biological Diversity on EPA’s exemption for Sulfoxaflor titled: Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-killing Pesticide on 13.9 Million Acres ________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON, DC – The U.S. Environmental […]
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Sulfoxaflor: Pesticide Emergency Exemptions; Agency Decisions and State and Federal Agency Crisis Declarations
Action Notice. Summary EPA has granted emergency exemptions under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) for use of pesticides as listed in this notice. The exemptions were granted during the period October 1, 2018 to March 30, 2019, except for one granted in September 2018, to control unforeseen pest outbreaks. The item for […]
Trump EPA OKs ‘Emergency’ Use of Bee-killing Pesticide on 13.9 Million Acres
Note from the Fluoride Action Network: Molecular structure for Sulfoxaflor (see more information) _________________________________________________________________ WASHINGTON— The Environmental Protection Agency announced so-called “emergency” approvals today to spray sulfoxaflor — an insecticide it considers “very highly toxic” to bees — on nearly 14 million acres of crops known to attract bees. The approval includes 2019 crops […]
Cryolite Use by Year and Crop: 2018
From the National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Project of the U.S. Geological Society 2018 Cryolite Estimated Annual Agricultural Pesticide Use Pesticide Use Maps – | 1992 | 1993 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 […]
Discovery of Broflanilide, a novel insecticide
Note from Fluoride Action Network Molecular structure of Broflanilide, an organofluorine insecticide More information at PubChem Formula: C25H14BrF11N Abstract Broflanilide (1), discovered by Mitsui Chemicals Agro, Inc., has a unique chemical structure characterized as a meta-diamide and exhibits high activity against various pests, including Lepidopteran, Coleopteran, and Thysanopteran pests. Because broflanilide has a novel mode […]
Sulfuryl Fluoride: Method for Determination of Multifumigant Residues in Grain, Oilseeds, Nuts, and Dry Fruit.
Abstract Highlights: • An innovative multifumigant residue detection method based on HS-SPME sampling technology with gas chromatograph-mass selective detection (GC-MSD) analysis was established, including phosphine, methyl bromide, cyanogen, sulfuryl fluoride, ethylene oxide, propylene oxide, ethyl bromide, and ethyl formate; • The first report of a sorption study of the process of physical sorption and chemisorption […]
Sulfoxaflor: Bolsonaro administration authorizes 150+ pesticides in first 100 days
Note from the Fluoride Action Network (EC) Mentioned in this article is Sulfoxaflor, a fluorinated insecticide that is highly toxic to bees. U.S. EPA gave Dow AgroSciences unconditional approval for its use in 2013. In 2015 EPA revoked all it uses after it was remanded to do so by the 9th Circuit court. However, EPA […]
Australia puts its foot down on the brown marmorated stink bug
Seasonal measures that have seen ships being turned away have kept Australia and New Zealand free of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB). This is the second year in a row that Australia’s Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has implemented a policy which affects certain goods arriving from target risk countries during the high […]
Bromethalin is poisoning the parrots of Telegraph Hill
Note from the Fluoride Action Network Bromethalin is a highly toxic rodentcide. Its molecular formula is C14-H7-Br3-F3-N3-O4. Click here and here for more information. While all rodenticides are highly toxic, bromethalin is partcularly horrid because it contains both fluorine and bromine, and in animal studies its effects on the brain are particularly severe. In 1996 […]
Hydrofluoric acid burn
NOTE FROM FLUORIDE ACTION NETWORK: We presume this incident took place in China. The authors’ affiliation: Author Siyu Wang: Department of Dermatology, Institute of Dermatology and Venereology, Sichuan Academy of Medical Sciences Author Gengwu Dai: Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, Chengdu, Sichuan, China. A 52-year-old man presented to the outpatient department with severe pain, right palmar […]