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EPA documents show Bayer influenced dicamba regulation options
95degrees Fahrenheit
The maximum application temperature under the less restrictive volatility option was 95 degrees Fahrenheit.
Internal documents show the EPA presented Bayer with regulatory options for dicamba and adopted options Bayer preferred, including less restrictive limits on volatility, runoff and some applications. The EPA disputes that Bayer dictated the terms.
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The EPA solicited Bayer's input on options for limiting dicamba volatility and runoff.
“The EPA solicited Bayer’s input on the level of restrictions to limit dicamba volatility and runoff”
Bayer chose the less restrictive option for dicamba volatility mitigation.
“Bayer chose the less restrictive option for volatility mitigation”
Dicamba applications under Bayer's selected volatility option could occur at temperatures up to the stated higher limit if treated acreage was reduced.
“which would allow it to be applied at up to 95 degrees as long as the dicamba-treated area would be reduced”