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USDA Sterling Hendricks Memorial Lectureship 1981 – Norman E. Borlaug, Nobel Laureate. This Memorial Lectureship remains established as a cosponsored award between AGRO and AGFD (Ag and Food Chemistry) Divisions. View Source
The year 1981, saw increased diversity with the first female Division Chair (with Marguerite Leng of Dow) – there have been 10 more in the four decades that followed. Source: Picogram Newsletters
When Dr. Hammock was elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences in 1999, he was cited for his pioneering work in using immunochemistry to analyze and monitor human exposure to environmental chemicals Source: Hammock, B.D. and R.O. Mumma. 1980.…
The 1980 Division Conference was in lieu of the ACS National Meeting. It was entitled “The Pesticide Chemist and Modern Toxicology" in Downingtown, PA. View Source
Ciba-Geigy introduces Ridomil, trade name for metalaxyl which is an acylalanine fungicide. View Source
Toxicology labs are first affected. View Source
Ciba-Geigy introduces Ridomil, trade name for metalaxyl which is an acylalanine fungicide. View Source
The technique provides sensitivity and selectivity to assay a wide variety of samples for non-volatile organic compounds including large biomolecules. Tandem quadrupole LC-MS/MS quantifies more pesticides and tests for more drugs-of-abuse than perhaps any other analytical technique. Mass spectrometry was…
The Food and Drug Administration announced today that it would ban the use of saccharin in foods and beverages, because the artificial sweetener had been found to cause malignant bladder tumors in laboratory animals. This ruling led to a significant shift in policy as…
The allelopathic compound was identified as leptospermone by Stauffer scientists. The discovery lead to family of herbicide products based on the naturally occurring compound produced by the bottlebrush plant (Callistemon citrinus). Mesotrione was chosen for initial development due to its…