date:Aug 01, 2016
cide and algaecide used in agriculture for pre-emergent and post-emergent control of broadleaved and grass weeds.
The widely-used chemical appeared to be on the chopping block in 2011 by the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA).
But lobbying from key grower groups resulted in a new minor use permit to use diuron at a rate equivalent to 1.8kg per hectare per year for pineapples.
During the negotiations, the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protectio