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US
/ˌdæˈmɪnəˌzaɪd/
]
NOUN
- a chemical sprayed on fruit trees to regulate their growth so the entire crop can be harvested at one time
How To Use daminozide In A Sentence
- Consumers Union criticized the FDA for using antiquated and insensitive laboratory techniques that could not measure Alar below 500 parts per billion ppb, stating in Consumer Reports: "Looking for daminozide [Alar's a trade name] in apple juice with PAM II [the test method used by FDA] is like trying to catch speeders with a radar gun that doesn't work for speeds under 100 mph. Wendy Gordon: The True Alar Story III
- Residues of daminozide have been found in both raw products and processed foods.
- The half-life of daminozide in soil is approximately 21 days.
- In perhaps its most famous fight, Mothers & Others led a campaign in the late 1980s against the use of the chemical daminozide.
- The program was launched in 1990 to answer congressional concerns over the use of the chemical daminozide, or Alar, on apples. Cornucopia Institute
- Eating an apple a day treated with the chemical daminozide could cause cancer over a lifetime, the Environmental Protection Agency said today in recommending a ban of the pesticide.
- However, the special review of daminozide for use on ornamental plants, the remaining registration, will continue.
