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Beware Toxic Compost Herbicide products containing clopyralid have been used by the lawn-care industry for more than 15 years. The chemical is extremely effective against persistent weeds. For the past 2 years, however, this popular herbicide has shown up as a contaminant in composting facilities. |
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Fall Tree Care The attention young trees need in Fall |
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Potted Christmas Trees - Is It Worth It? Each holiday season, I think about getting a live, potted Christmas tree. I keep thinking that it would sure save a lot of money because we should be able to use it as a Christmas tree for a few years -- as long as I can keep it alive... |
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| Garden Gate |
Summer Escape: Planting Beneath Shade Trees If you've ever tried to grow a garden under a tree, you know that your plants have to compete with the tree's roots for space, water and nutrients. Here are some tips that can make growing a garden under a tree easier. |
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Popular Mechanics
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How Green Is Your Lawn? Natural lawn care used to be a novelty. Now, it includes effective techniques for any gardener's arsenal of tricks. |
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| National Gardening |
Planting Apple Trees Choose a site with full sun, moderate fertility, and good air circulation and water drainage. Apple trees will tolerate a wide range of soil conditions. While you can improve your soil with fertilizer and mulch, other factors will go a long way toward overcoming less-than-perfect soil. |
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Landscape Fabrics Try the easy way to a weed-free yard this summer. Landscape fabrics eliminate weed growth around trees and shrubs for years, saving the time and energy you'll spend weeding and spraying herbicides. |
Chemistry World
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Methyl mercaptan leak kills four workers A chemical leak at a DuPont plant near La Porte, US killed four workers and hospitalized another on 15 November. The cause of the accident remains under investigation, but it involved a methyl mercaptan leak. |
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Agrochemical firms in patent battle BASF and DuPont are squaring up for a battle over technology that makes plants resistant to commonly used herbicides. |
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US regulator says DuPont's safety program 'failed' The US government agency that regulates workplace safety is proposing to fine DuPont for the second time in a matter of weeks, because of lapses in its worker safety practices. |
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Fruit Tree Site Selection Of primary importance when choosing a planting site for you fruit tree is that it receives as much sun as possible. |
Mother Jones
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Coming Clean Did 3M and DuPont ignore evidence of the health risks of a family of compounds used in Scotchgard, Teflon, and other consumer products? |
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A Tree for All Seasons Trim it now, plant it later, and watch it grow through the years. |
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Choose a Live Christmas Tree Choose a live tree to extend the holiday spirit long past Christmas. Buy one now, plant it later, then watch it grow year after year. |
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First tests for pesticide endocrine effects in US The EPA has requested that manufacturers screen seven compounds under this first round, including atrazine - a widely used herbicide that may be associated with birth defects and other problems. |
| National Gardening |
Planting Groundcover Use low-growing perennial plants and shrubs as groundcovers to cover slopes and rough ground or to replace high-maintenance lawns. Choose plants that thrive in your particular soil and climate. |
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DuPont found liable for cancer case DuPont faces thousands of lawsuits over emissions of perfluorooctanoic acid into the Ohio river |
The Motley Fool
December 6, 2011
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Does DuPont Have It All? DuPont makes for a great company with its solid numbers, great growth moves, and good dividends. |
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Safety board fills in details of deadly DuPont leak The US Chemical Safety Board has completed a seven-month interim investigation into the events and safety failings leading to a methyl mercaptan release that killed four workers at a DuPont plant in La Porte, US. |
| National Gardening |
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The Motley Fool
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DuPont's Sticky Situation The chemical giant pays largest civil fine ever levied over chemical used to make Teflon. Investors may want to consider how the mounting legal bills will affect their investments. |
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Chemistry World
April 9, 2008
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How plants shudder at shade Scientists claim to have worked out how plants channel energy away from leaves and into spindly shoots, a natural but at-times infuriating response to a bit of shade. Plants are sensitive to the wavelength of light that's reaching them. |
The Motley Fool
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Neha Chamaria |
1 Chemical Company You Shouldn't Miss What's going to work for DuPont after a strong third quarter? |
The Motley Fool
January 11, 2006
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High Costs Pound DuPont Hurricane-related disruptions sharply lower the chemical giant's earnings. Investors, take note. |
Chemistry World
December 3, 2014
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DuPont quantifies scale of deadly chemical leak DuPont has quantified the amount of methyl mercaptan that leaked from its plant in La Porte, US, last month, killing four workers. |
The Motley Fool
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DuPont Stays the Course The giant chemical company reports satisfactory earnings, despite a flurry of charges. |
