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February 16, 2009 Cover
Volume 87, Issue 7
COVER: Sanford & Debbie Fishel�s Grouse Ridge TreeFarm, near Grassy Creek, N.C., exemplifies how pestmanagement practices and greener pesticides are reducingthe impact of agricultural chemicals on the environment.
Volume 87, Issue 7
GREENER FARMING
Safer and environmentally friendlier pesticides and agricultural practices gain traction on U.S. farms
COVER: Sanford & Debbie Fishel�s Grouse Ridge TreeFarm, near Grassy Creek, N.C., exemplifies how pestmanagement practices and greener pesticides are reducingthe impact of agricultural chemicals on the environment.
Credit: Jill Sidebottom
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February 16, 2009 Issue
Volume 87, Issue 7
February 16, 2009 Issue, Vol. 87 | Iss. 7
Safer and environmentally friendlier pesticides and agricultural practices gain traction on U.S. farms
(pp. 13-20)
Features
Business
Chemical firms plan a 25.1% capital spending cut and a 1.8% drop in R&D spending in 2009 (pp. 24-26)
Government & Policy
Obama’s pick for White House job endorses strict analysis of federal rules (pp. 36-38)
Cover Story: Greening The Farm
Pinpointing Trends In Pesticide Use
Limited data indicate that pesticide use has dropped since the 1970s
Web ExclusiveDefending Mother Nature
Combating out-of-control plants requires judicious use of herbicides
Web ExclusiveNews of the Week
Dow/Rohm And Haas Update
Dow works overtime to complete deal with financing that will preserve its credit rating
(p.9)Measuring Cell Fever
Nanogel makes it possible to sense tiny temperature differences inside cells
(p.11)Departments
Business
Chemical firms plan a 25.1% capital spending cut and a 1.8% drop in R&D spending in 2009
(pp. 24-26)
Informex introduces forum for sustainable chemistry firms
Web Exclusive
At Informex, companies touted investments in facilities and technology
(pp. 28-31)
Swiss drug company continues to boost research spending even in downturn
(pp. 32-33)
Attendees at annual detergemts meeting confront a more hostile business environment
Web ExclusiveConcentrates
(pp. 21-22)
(pp. 21-22)- More Pharmaceutical Firms Cut jobs
- ICIG Will Acquire Italy's Miteni
- Invista, Innospec Refinance Debt
- Arkema Sells One Firm, Buys Another
- Lyondell Protects European Parent
- Valero Bids For VeraSun Plants
- NatureWorks Achieves Big CO2 Reduction
- Fragrance Maker IFF Opens China Center
- Merck Buys Plant For Follow-On Drugs
- Sanofi Launches Diversification Plan
- GSK, Idenix Ink Collaboration
- Bayer Invests In China R&D Center
- Business Roundup
ACS News
Awards(p.51)
(p.51)- 2009 ACS National Award Winners
- Herbert C. Brown Award For Creative Research In Synthetic Methods
- E. V. Murphree Award In Industrial & Engineering Chemistry
- James T. Grady-James H. Stack Award For Interpreting Chemistry For The Public
- ACS Award In Industrial Chemistry
- Award For Volunteer Service To The American Chemical Society
- ACS Award For Encouraging Women Into Careers In The Chemical Sciences
- ACS Award In Chromatography
- ACS Award In The Chemistry Of Materials
- PMSE Selects 2009 Fellows
- Michael Salyer Wins Chemical Technician Award
- San Diego Section Awards
- Catherine Hunt Receives Outstanding Alumna Award
- Nominations Sought For James Flack Norris Award
- Winners Selected For Astellas Award
Government & Policy
Obama’s pick for White House job endorses strict analysis of federal rules
(pp. 36-38)
Science & Technology
Limited data indicate that pesticide use has dropped since the 1970s
Web Exclusive
Combating out-of-control plants requires judicious use of herbicides
Web Exclusive
Safer and environmentally friendlier pesticides and agricultural practices gain traction on U.S. farms
(pp. 13-20)
Despite lacking organelles, microbial cells muster an extraordinary degree of internal organization
(pp. 42-46)Concentrates(pp. 40-41)
(pp. 40-41)- Plants Make Bilirubin, Too
- Nerve Receptor Binds Hallucinogenic Ligand
- Magnetic Doping Speeds Up Protein NMR
- Designer Surfactant For Micellar Catalysis
- Hemoglobin Helper Aids Oxygen Delivery
- Optical Mask Could Improve Imaging Resolution
- Ceria Nanoparticles Act Like Enzymes
- Organic Matrices Help Preserve Iron At Sea