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Recent Examples of microbicideThe research involved whether a vaginal microbicide was useful against AIDS, which was rampant in South Africa.—Neil Genzlinger, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2020 Another ingredient, the microbicide nonoxynol-9, has also been found to disrupt the balance of vaginal flora.—Sofia Barrett-Ibarria, Allure, 21 Sep. 2018 Today, other types of microbicides are being developed such as a vaginal ring that emits a very different anti-HIV drug.—Washington Post, 1 June 2017
The species was on the endangered list for nearly four decades – from 1970 to 2009 – because of exposure to the pesticide DDT, and they’re still protected.
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Jorge L. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2025
State lawmakers in Georgia and North Dakota have passed bills that would protect pesticide manufacturers from the same kind of legal liability that held Bayer responsible for Barnes’ cancer.
There are several types of pre-emergent herbicides available.
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Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
19 Apr. 2025
Unlike farms where fields stacked next to each other can become contaminated from non-organic herbicides, the Anderson Ranch property can remain neutral ground.
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