Tetraonidae
Tetraonidae (grouse; class Aves, order Galliformes) A family of medium to large gamebirds which are mainly black, grey, and brown in colour, some with areas of white, others moulting into an all-white plumage in winter. (In the three
Lagopus species brown breeding plumage is moulted into a white winter plumage in all but
L. lagopus scoticus, red grouse.) Grouse have short, slightly
decurved bills, and many have red
wattles above the eyes. Many males have erectile head feathers and inflatable
air sacs for display purposes. They have short, rounded wings, and some have elaborate tail feathers. They inhabit forest, open country, heather moorland, and tundra, feed on buds, leaves, and other vegetable matter, and nest on the ground.
Tetrao urogallus is the capercaillie, reintroduced into Britain after it became extinct;
Lyrurus tetrix is the black grouse. There are six genera in the family, with 16 species, found in Europe, Asia, and N. America.
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Pesticides: Priority in the Development of China's Chemical Industry.
Magazine article from: China Chemical Reporter; 3/16/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...development in commercial production of pesticide intermediates, pesticides and pesticide preparations. The center in the so uth...conducted research in synthesis of chemical pesticides and pesticide intermediates in the recent years. Jiangsu...
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Pesticides near UCLA may cause health problems
News Wire article from: University Wire; 4/30/2003; ; 700+ words
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Pesticides: origins and challenges.
Magazine article from: Canadian Chemical News; 8/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...or animal". Pesticide is a generic...control a pest. Pesticides which control...narrow-spectrum pesticides. The basis of pesticide use may be physiological...hazard to the pesticide applicator...classifying pesticides. The most hazardous...
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Pesticides: how safe and how much? (environmental issues on the use of pesticides in agriculture)
Magazine article from: Food Review; 4/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...health concerns than pesticide residues, calming...Increasingly, pesticides are being found...services and the pesticide industry to instruct...avoid exposure to pesticides. * Endangered...register and regulate pesticides. It requires the...periodically review pesticide ...
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Pesticides in our produce: what goes into the fresh fruits and vegetables you buy? (includes pointers)
Magazine article from: Country Living; 3/1/1998; ; 700+ words
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Pesticides deserve some study, much care
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/23/1993; 700+ words
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PESTICIDES: US PROPOSES STRINGENT EXPORT LEGISLATION
Newspaper article from: Europe Environment; 2/15/1994; 700+ words
; ...of US-manufactured pesticides in other countries...fair and responsible pesticide trade practices around...want to import the pesticide. Restrictions will...placed on unregistered pesticides. The export of such...be allowable if the pesticide has been approved for...
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How pesticides help prevent cancer. (includes related article on kids and pesticides)
Magazine article from: Consumers' Research Magazine; 6/1/1995; 700+ words
; ...belief that five or six pesticides then in use were causing...date we have found one pesticide that caused cancer...and the other modern pesticides. Both lead and arsenic...realize that there are no pesticides approved for use in...developed cancer due to pesticide residues. There are...
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Pesticides and human rights
Magazine article from: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health; 1/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...storage, use of pesticide containers for...proximity to obsolete pesticide dumps. Many agricultural...depend on chemical pesticides for higher yields...AGRICULTURE, PESTICIDES, AND POVERTY The vast majority of pesticide poisonings occur...
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'PESTICIDES IN BABY FOOD' - PARENTS DO HAVE CHOICES; EARTH'S BEST BABY FOOD - THE ORGANIC ALTERNATIVE
PR Newswire; 7/26/1995; 700+ words
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Pesticides
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Food and Culture
PESTICIDES PESTICIDES. A pesticide is any agent used to kill or control a pest. Pests...ingredients, and both must be specified on the label. Pesticide Controversy Modern farmers use pesticides to help them to grow almost all of the world...
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Pesticide
Book article from: How Products Are Made
...hydrocarbons derived from petroleum. Most pesticides contain other elements, the type and number of which depend on the pesticide desired. Chlorine, oxygen, sulfur...the type of pesticide. Liquid pesticides have traditionally used kerosene...
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pesticide
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...practice, the term pesticide is often applied...agents. Various pesticides are known as insecticides...that the use of pesticides has made possible...the effects of pesticide residues in foods...continued use of pesticides that are known...reduce chemical pesticide use in favor of...
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SIC 2879 Pesticides and Agricultural Chemicals, Not Elsewhere Classified
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
...25 percent of pesticides shipped in 2001...institutional purposes. Pesticide sales can be...maximum allowable pesticide residue) for pesticides used on raw...minimal impact on pesticides precisely because...majority of pesticide residues decrease...
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Labor, Farm
Book article from: Pollution A to Z
...other dangerous pesticides. These contracts...before reentry into pesticide-sprayed fields...later founded the Pesticide Education Center...of exposure to pesticides in the home, within...accidentally sprayed with pesticides, the UFW pushed...of the toughest pesticide restriction ...
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