No Alternative Yet
The position was quite definitely that there were still no outstanding chemicals in the offing which would provide a suitable economic and persistent control of grass grab, with acceptable toxieity and residue hazards, Mr I. L. Baumgart, assistant Direc-tor-General of tiie Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, said this week. He was amplifying a statement made by the Minister of Agriculture and Science (Mr Taiboys) which
might have given the impression that an alternative ' chemical was now available. Out of last year’s field testing of chemicals, he said, it had eventually been shown that only one had a reasonable effectiveness and was an acceptable toxieity risk, but it was not so persistent in effect as D.D.T. and it was more expensive. It was not a suitable alternative to D.D.T. but it was worthy of furflier investigation.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 10
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139No Alternative Yet Press, Volume CIX, Issue 32050, 26 July 1969, Page 10
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