Essays Tagged: "agricultural chemicals"

Does the commonly used herbicide "2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid" cause destruction of aquatic organisms, especially the Brown Planarian?

water is used for agriculture and 8 percent is used for domestic uses. Sewage, industrial waste and agricultural chemicals such as herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers are the main point of water p ... ss than 3 percent of Earth's total water resources, this a humongous amount. Water is necessary for agricultural use such as growing crops, and giving livestock refreshment. In the seventies massive u ...

(17 pages) 62 0 4.8 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Environmental Science

Dow Chemical Board Of Directors Decision Making

success in research, innovation and manufacturing. For the next 30 years the company expanded into agricultural chemicals, food preservatives and gasoline additives. In 1935 Dow began developing one ...

(4 pages) 75 0 0.0 May/2004

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

The Australian Great Barrier Reef: threats, stakeholders, government plans.

blem with the water leaving quickly, though, is that it drags the topsoil and various other harmful agricultural chemicals with it. That dirty water then filters into the river catchments that feed th ...

(2 pages) 33 0 4.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Monsanto Corporation

ategy, instead of one dominated by the US market.The new Monsanto had operated in three core areas: agricultural chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and food ingredients. It was implementing a process called ...

(5 pages) 72 0 3.0 Dec/2006

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies

Government Issues

gladesh area.the green revolution has resulted in the conatmination of nearby wells and rivers with agricultural chemicals.Ganges delta/bangladesh area experience widespread arsenic poisoning of villa ... did the green revolution begin in this area? What were the results? it originated in the 1960's in agricultural research stations established by interenational development agencies converen with feed ...

(6 pages) 54 0 3.5 Nov/2001

Subjects: Area & Country Studies Essays

Multiquimica do Brasil

United States formed in 1993 with the initial purpose of establishing manufacturing facilities for agricultural chemical, industrial chemical, and pharmaceutical products in Brazil. Multichemical Ind ... s during 1998. The company’s principal product groups were: pharmaceuticals, industrial chemicals, agricultural chemicals, and petrochemicals. Multichemical’s overseas subsidiaries accounted for 35% ...

(5 pages) 19 0 0.0 Jun/2009

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers > Case Studies