essential2agriculture
Chemistry is key to an abundant supply of food. Fertilizers promote crop growth and help replenish the soil. New forms of crop protection (such as agricultural plastic sheeting) not only fend off pests and plant diseases, but also allow crops to achieve significantly higher yields. Plastic pipes make irrigation easier to install. This means more people have access to nutritious fruits and vegetables.
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The chemical industry creates the majority of raw materials used in lifesaving healthcare products such as sutures, tubing, IV components, filters, scalpels and gloves.
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agriculture
Protecting Fruit with Cyclodextrins
As the saying goes, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Nutritionists strongly recommend eating fruits and vegetables several times daily as part of a healthy diet. Today’s lifestyle, however, calls for more than just an apple. » learn more
agriculture
Protecting Crops with Fungicides
Fungicides are classified by the way they work. Some affect the growth of the fungus; others stop the fungus from producing the energy it needs to live; and still others activate the plant’s defense mechanisms to make it more fungus-resistant. » learn more
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Keeping an Eye on Mother Earth
Do you ever get the feeling someone is photographing you? Well, someone is, but it’s not the paparazzi. It’s imaging satellites passing overhead several times a day. These satellites collect thousands of square miles of images on a daily basis, and new applications for these images are developing every day. » learn more
agriculture
Chlorine Chemistry: essential2crop protection
Crop protection products include herbicides to help control weeds, pesticides to help reduce crop loss by insects, and fungicides to help control crop-damaging fungi. These products improve the quality and yield of crops and reduce crop losses and soil erosion. » learn more
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Chemistry: Making the World Safe for Agriculture
Changing times bring new challenges to the science of growing food. Lately, some pests that attack fruits, vegetables and other crops are proliferating. But today's scientists are developing chemicals that work differently from traditional products and are creating new compounds that produce better results. » learn more
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Responsible Care®
Responsible Care is the largest and most comprehensive environmental, health and safety initiative in American industry. » learn more