House Digest on MSN

What Is Inert Material On Seed Tags And Why You Should Avoid It

You're ready to take your lawn from patchy to perfect with a grass seed that's great for overseeding. Or perhaps you've ...
Center for Biological Diversity

New Study: Undisclosed Inert Ingredients in Some Popular Roundup Products Found to Be Highly Toxic to Bumblebees

PORTLAND, Ore.— Popular herbicide products widely available at hardware and garden stores contain undisclosed “inert” ingredients that can kill bumblebees, according to a new study published in the ...
Beyond Pesticides

72 Toxic Inert Ingredients No Longer Used in Pesticide Products Cancelled, 300 Others Still Not Listed on Labels

(Beyond Pesticides, December 23, 2016) The Environmental Agency (EPA) has finalized a proposal to ban 72 inert (or secret hazardous) ingredients from use in pesticide formulations following a long ...
The Conversation

‘Inert’ ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought

Jennie L. Durant has worked as a Science and Technology Policy Fellow with the Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in USDA's Office of Pest Management Policy. A recent study has ...
Science Daily

Can defects turn inert materials into useful, active ones?

Demonstrating that a material thought to be always chemically inert, hexagonal boron nitride (hBN), can be turned chemically active holds potential for a new class of catalysts with a wide range of ...
technologynetworks

Silica Particles Are Not As Inert As We Thought

Silica, a common food additive and cosmetics ingredient, may not be as chemically inert as once thought. According to a new study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, ...