Chemistry International
Vol. 23, No. 1
January 2001
Conference
Announcement
6th International Symposium on Adjuvants for Agrochemicals
(ISAA 2001), 13-17 August 2001, Amsterdam, Netherlands
This
symposium focuses on both tank-mix adjuvants and built-in adjuvants.
It intends to attract researchers from academia and industry; pesticide
manufacturers, formulators, and distributors; adjuvant and inert materials
manufacturers; crop nutrient manufacturers; application technology specialists;
and seed-coating specialists.
Objectives of the symposium are to:
- identify progress in understanding mode of action of adjuvants when
combined with agrochemicals (pesticides and nutrients)
- stimulate intensive discussion among those involved in adjuvant
research, development, application, and regulatory issues
- offer a platform for agrochemical companies to exhibit new products
or technologies
- offer the right atmosphere for establishing new cooperation between
scientists and users on a global basis
- define future directions in adjuvant research, development, and
application identify factors that restrict utilization of adjuvant
technology
- set up a global communication structure in adjuvant research and
development
Major adjuvant subject areas will include formulation technology,
biological efficacy (of herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, growth
regulators, macro- and micronutrients, and other agents), spray application
technology, regulatory and registration aspects, mode of action in relation
to wetting and foliar uptake, physical- chemical parameters for prediction
of performance, physical properties in relation to foliar uptake, permeability
of leaf and insect cuticles, translocation of active ingredients in
plants, phytotoxicity, impact on emission, glyphosate adjuvants, adjuvants
of natural origin, comparision of physical-chemical approaches in application
of adjuvants (for pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and agrochemicals), performance
and weather conditions, effect on soil and water applications, degradability
and its effect on viability of nontarget organisms, biological control
agents, pesticide mixtures, cost/benefit ratios, use in nonagricultural
areas, and impact of geneti cally modified crops on adjuvant use.
For additional information, contact Dr. Hans de Ruiter, ISAA 2001
Symposium Secretariat, P.O. Box 33, NL-6870 AA Renkum, Netherlands;
Tel.: +31 6 51 38 07 96; Fax: +31 317 35 08 12; E-mail: [email protected];
Web site: http://www.isaa2001.com