

<head> Tipster Topic Description

<num> Number: 017

<dom> Domain: Science and Technology

<title> Topic: Measures to Control Agrochemicals


<desc> Description:

Document will announce measures to ban, regulate, or curb use of
agricultural chemicals in the U.S. or use of chemicals abroad on
produce for the U.S. market.


<narr> Narrative:

To be relevant, a document will report measures taken to test and ban
chemicals, or to test and ban from the U.S. market, produce treated
with chemicals.  Documents will cover both reporting on regulation of
chemicals in the U.S. and lack of regulation of chemicals in third
world countries which results in attempts to ban from the U.S. market,
foodstuffs contaminated with chemicals from the U.S. market.


<con> Concept(s):

1.  pesticide, herbicide, fungiacide, insecticide, fertilizer

2.  Lasso, dinoseb, thallium sulphate, EDB, alachlor, metolachlor,
benzene hexachloride, nitrates

3.  Clean Water Act, Superfund, Clean Air Act

4.  EPA, OSHA, National Academy of Sciences, Environmental Crimes
Bureau, National Agricultural Chemicals Association, National Wildlife
Federation

5.  regulate, ban, controls


<fac> Factor(s):

<nat> Nationality: U.S.

<nat> Nationality: NOT U.S.

</fac>


<def> Definition(s):