Scientists Say a Supposedly Miraculous and Totally Unregulated Weed-Killer Ingredient Doesn't Even Work
Pesticide makers are raving about a hot ingredient: They say that a new kind of adjuvant—a chemical mixed with pesticides to boost their effectiveness—works wonders to treat superweeds, the pesky plants that are resistant to common herbicides.
But as it turns out, adjuvants are completely unregulated by the Environmental Protection Agency. And now a study has found that the new kind might not even work.
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