You ’ve take heed repugnance stories aboutAgent Orange , the chemical defoliant used during the Vietnam Conflict . You might have even been there to have the trauma firsthand , or you might be close to someone who was . Well , the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency wants tohear your opinionabout spraying a combining of glyphosate ( the weed killer everyone lie with as Monsanto ’s Roundup ) and Agent Orange ’s 2,4 - 500 choline saltiness , on food crops .
The brand name isEnlist Duo . It ’s a Dow AgroSciences herbicide to control smoke in corn whisky and soybean genetically organize to defy a healthy acid of 2,4 - D. There are so many issues here — genetic change , eating plants that have been modified to resist chemicals and the chemicals themselves . The special proceeds the EPA is concerned in , however , is the use of the choline salt of 2,4 - D.
2,4 - calciferol is already being used on our nutrient . It ’s the choline salt from this compound that ’s new to the weed killer mankind . The EPA says choline salt is less prone to drift andvolatilization , which is dependable news for husbandman who do n’t require their crop damage and for families who do n’t need their kids fiddle in a railyard full of chemical . The EPA says it ’s done its studies and is positive there ’s no risk of exposure to the public , farmers or other species . ( Agent Orange , the EPA points out , was a combination of the weed killer 2,4,5 - T and 2,4 - D plus kerosene and diesel . It ’s the dioxin in 2,4,5 - tetraiodothyronine that cause serious health concerns , and is therefore prohibited . )
The point of Enlist Duo ( does anyone else see the satire in calling this Enlist , leave its Agent Orange ties ? ) is to knock down the many weeds that are becomingglyphosate resistantbecause of our overuse of that chemical on glyphosate - insubordinate ( Roundup Ready ) crops . Enlist Duo pairs glyphosate with 2,4 - 500 choline salt to double - team the skinny plague that we created . If the EPA approves using Enlist Duo on harvest , it claims it will keep an middle on pesticide immunity among weeds and civilize growers about right economic consumption . Lessons learned from our now out - of - ascendence glyphosate - resistance trouble , perhaps ? There will be diligence restrictions , too , such as no ethereal spraying and no crop-dusting when the wind focal ratio is over 15 miles per hour .
Whether you ’re for or against the approval of the new Enlist Duo herbicide , allow the EPA sleep with . It ’s super easy and takes even less time than it took for you to learn this web log entry :
This is an anon. process , unless you choose to submit your name and contact information . You are never required to bring home the bacon identifying details .
Commenting on the regulation of this herbicide is not just the responsibility of farmers . It ’s for everyone who breathe the air , drinks the piss and rust the food that will be touched by this herbicide . Get on it ! You only have until 11:59 p.m. on June 30 , 2014 .
The EPA projects it will make a decision in late summer or former fall regarding Enlist Duo .
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