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Backed By 6,000 Studies And 50 Years Of Use, Atrazine Can Be Used Safely

For 50 years, sound science has governed U.S. regulatory decisions on atrazine, a well-studied herbicide that farmers rely upon worldwide to produce safe, healthy and abundant crops. Syngenta, as a science-based company, looks forward to a continuing, open and transparent safety review of atrazine by the U.S. EPA in 2010 ...

Los Angeles Training on New Rules for Shipment of Dangerous Goods by Air

Toxic, flammable, corrosive, radioactive, explosive and other dangerous goods are shipped by air millions of times each year. Many of them are carried in passenger aircraft or with freight carriers. To improve the safety of these shipments, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) is adopting tougher standards for many of ...

Hazmat Training Comes to Houston

When workers handle hazardous waste or ship hazardous materials, training is not just a good idea, it’s the law. According to the EPA, workers who handle hazardous waste must be trained annually, and the federal DOT requires that workers involved in the shipment of hazardous materials be trained at least ...

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