September 8, 2016
Glyphosate on Cotton Fibers: Fear-Mongering and Alarmism on a Nanomolar Scale The beginning of this most recent hysteria was a press release from an anti-gmo/anti-agribusiness group from Argentina, the "Congress of Physicians of Fumigated Villages". There is no study, peer review, methodology, etc released anywhere on these findings. The information was conveyed to the public via press release. http://www.reduas.com.ar/declaration-of-the-3rd-national-congress-of-physicians-in-the-...
September 8, 2016
Agricultural Research Service scientists have discovered new chemical formulations that allow quats to release from nonwoven cotton, resulting in hospital-grade disinfecting cotton wipes that are both effective and biodegradable. Research leader Brian Condon, molecular biologist Doug Hinchliffe, and colleagues in the ARS Cotton Chemistry and Utilization Research Unit in New Orleans, Louisiana, worked on the project with Cotton Incorporated. Traditionally, raw, or greige, cotton is...