News tagged with control measures
Old herbicides enlisted in new 'war on the weeds'
The emergence of weeds resistant to the most widely used herbicide is fostering a new arms race in the war against these menaces, which cost society billions of dollars annually in control measures and lost agricultural production. ...
May 23, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
FDA limits some antibiotics in livestock
(AP) -- The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday ordered farmers to limit the use of a type of antibiotics they give livestock because it could make people more resistant to a key antibiotic that can save lives, encouraging ...
Jan 04, 2012 |
not rated yet |
1
Hong Kong begins monitoring fine particle pollution
The Hong Kong government on Thursday began releasing hourly readings of the smallest, most dangerous pollution particles, as it bowed to public pressure for greater transparency about air quality.
Mar 08, 2012 |
not rated yet |
0
HIV tool launched in Indonesia
A team of Indonesian and Australian researchers has developed a new computerised tool to help authorities reduce HIV infection and track disease burden across the Indonesian archipelago.
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Mar 15, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
Research aimed at slowing spread of forest pests in wood packaging
As invasive forest pests such as emerald ash borer and Asian long-horned beetle decimate forests they never should have seen, scientists are investigating ways to slow the introduction of new insects that may be just as devastating.
Jun 01, 2011 |
not rated yet |
0
World's first mandatory national nanotech rule pending
The Canadian government reportedly is planning to release in February the world's first national regulation requiring companies to detail their use of engineered nanomaterials, according to environmental officials. The information ...
Nanotechnology / Bio & Medicine
Jan 28, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
