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1. Quantitative Risk AssessmentThank you for giving me the opportunity to speak to you today about carcinogens in drinking water and water quality standards. In the United States today, many if not most public water supplies contain chemicals that cause cancer in animals when, in laboratory tests, the animals are exposed to high levels of the chemical. Elost of these chemicals are man-made, but there are exceptions, such as the chlorinated methanes and, probably, related compounds. These chemicals are the byproducts of chlorinating... |
2. CORN YIELD AND NITROGEN USE EFFICIENCY RESPONSE TO WHEAT COVER CROP AND SPLIT NITROGEN APPLICATIONCorn (Zea mays L.) grain is a major commodity crop in Illinois and its production largely relies on timely application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers. Currently, growers in Illinois and other neighboring states in the U.S. Midwest use the maximum return to N (MRTN) decision support system to predict corn N requirements. However, the current tool does not factor in implications of integrating cover crops into the rotation, which has recently gained attention among growers due to several... R. Keshavarz-afshar, E. Jahanzad, M. Battaglia, Y. Luo, A. Sadeghpour, O. Adeyemi |