If a facility possesses a chemical of interest at or above the listed screening threshold quantity, the facility must complete and submit a Top-Screen to DHS. Sabotage or Contamination: chemicals that, if mixed with other readily available materials, have the potential to create significant adverse consequences for human health or life. After answering a series of simple questions, DHS will be able to preliminarily determine whether the facility presents a high level of security risk. A...

chemical plants to protect their stockpiles from terrorists, pleasing chemical industry lobbyists but disappointing environmentalists and some Democratic lawmakers, who said they will beef up requirements next year. But under heavy criticism from industry, it released a less stringent version yesterday, reducing the number of targeted chemicals to about 300 and raising the reporting threshold of many chemicals of highest security concern. Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff...

Monday, November 05, 2007 Without controls on fertilizer usage used to grow corn to feed a new move to ethanol production, a huge area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico will likely grow in coming years, says University of Michigan researcher Donald Scavia. Monday, November 05, 2007 Without controls on fertilizer usage used to grow corn to feed a new move to ethanol production, a huge area of low oxygen in the Gulf of Mexico will likely grow in coming years, says University of Michigan...

Release date: September 28, 2007 LANXESS Earns EPA Registrations for Imidacloprid Product Line LANXESS Corporation's Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit received Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) registration for a formulation based on the active ingredient Imidacloprid. Release date: September 28, 2007 LANXESS Earns EPA Registrations for Imidacloprid Product Line LANXESS Corporation's Material Protection Products (MPP) business unit received Environmental Protection...

Groundskeepers released 720,000 ladybugs over an 18-block area in an effort to control aphids, mites, and other unwanted pests, The New York Times reports. The supplier of the ladybugs told the apartment buildings' owners the ladybugs would consume nearly 4.6 billion aphids per day. About UPI . Site Map . Affiliates . Terms of Use . Privacy Policy . Careers . Advertise Online . Contact Us United Press International, UPI, the UPI logo, and other trademarks and service marks, are registered...

Teck Cominco ltd., Canada's biggest industrial metals miner by market value, dropped C$1. Potash, the largest fertilizer maker, declined C$4. Gauges of raw-materials, energy and financial shares dropped 1.8 percent, 0.9 percent, and 0.4 percent, respectively. Canada's biggest insurer is scheduled to report third-quarter results tomorrow. Canada Stocks Fall a 3rd Day, Led by Potash, Suncor, Manulife By John Kipphoff. The Standard & Poor's/TSX Composite Index dropped 111. Canadian Natural,...