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| Author(s): | Cox, Caroline |
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| Author Affiliation: | Editor, Journal of Pesticide Reform |
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| Title: | Inert ingredients in pesticides: Who's keeping secrets? |
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| Source: | Journal of Pesticide Reform. Vol. 19, No. 3, Fall 1999, p. 2-7, 9. |
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| Publishing Information: | Eugene, OR: Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides |
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| # of Pages: | 7 |
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| Keywords: | TIC Keywords: Pesticides; Pesticide labeling; Pesticide safety; Federal legislation; Inert ingredients; FIFRA; USEPA
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| Abstract/Contents: | "Inert ingredients are among pesticides' strongly held secrets. They are chemicals used in pesticide products to make the pesticide more potent or easier to use. For years, pesticide manufacturers have claimed that they were trade secrets and it was almost impossible for pesticide users or concerned activists to find out about them. Despite their misleading name, inerts are neither chemically, biologically, or toxicologically inert. Although they are only minimally tested, many of them are known to state, federal, and international agencies to be hazardous. A 1996 court decision opened the possibility of getting some information about inert ingredients via the federal Freedom of Information Act. While manufacturers are still able to withhold this information if they can justify their claim to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), most of the companies EPA has contacted so far have been willing to identify inerts. Only 8 manufacturers out of 38, have withheld information about inerts." Discusses the importance of inerts, why so many inerts are unidentified, getting information about inerts, pesticide manufacturers and 'inert' ingredients, which manufacturers withhold information about inerts, and the future of inerts regulation. |
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| Language: | English |
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| References: | 40 |
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Includes sidebars, "What is an 'inert' ingredient?"; p. 2, "Does anyone really know?"; p. 6, and "Eighty more groups demand 'inerts' labeling"; p. 9 |
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| ASA/CSSA/SSSA Citation (Crop Science-Like - may be incomplete):
Cox, C. 1999. Inert ingredients in pesticides: Who's keeping secrets?. J. Pest. Reform. 19(3):p. 2-7, 9. |
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