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EPA Holds Online Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting in October
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) will hold an online public meeting of the Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee (PPDC) on October 27-28, 2021.
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PFAM 2.0 - Documentations
The advanced capabilities of PFAM include accounting for water and pest management practices and for degradation in soil and aquatic environments, as well as for post processing of discharged paddy waters to a user-defined receiving water.
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OPPEL Pilot Documents
EPA is conducting a pilot to develop and submit pesticide labels in an electronic format called OPPEL (formerly referred to as SmartLabel) instead of as paper or PDF files.
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EPA Requests Comment on the Proposed Registration of New Biopesticide to Help Control Spread of Zika and Other Viruses
Proposal to register ZAP Males®, a new microbial biopesticide that reduces local populations of Aedes albopictus (Asian Tiger) mosquitoes Zika
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Register for Upcoming Webinar on EPA’s Research and Regulation of Pesticidal Air Treatment Devices
The Environmental Protection Agency will holding a webinar on research and regulation of pesticidal air treatment
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Bed Bug Clearinghouse by Topic
This information is intended to help states, communities, and consumers prevent and control bed bug infestations. Topics include bed bug biology and behavior, detection and monitoring, non-chemical techniques such as heat treatment, and pesticides.
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2016 e-CDRweb User Guide – Secondary Authorized Official
This document presents the user guide for the Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics’ (OPPT) 2016 e-CDRweb tool. This document is the user guide for the Secondary Authorized Official (AO) user of the 2016 e-CDR web tool.
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Bed Bug Tips Door Hanger
Tips on bedbug prevention at home and while traveling
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What EPA is Doing to Reduce Pesticide Drift
EPA is actively working to reduce pesticide drift through voluntary programs, risk assessment, label improvements, and education of pesticide applicators.
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Improving Labels to Reduce Pesticide Drift
We encourage pesticide manufacturers to state on their product labels that applicators should use DRT-rated technologies in applying pesticide products. The page includes information on how to obtain approval to add these instructions.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Numbers (PMN) P-16-0380-0385
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-16-0380-0385.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-20-0086
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-20-0086.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0378
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0378.
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EPA Updates Aquatic Life Benchmarks for Registered Conventional Pesticides and Antimicrobial Chemicals
The Environmental Protection Agency collaborated with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation and the U.S. Geological Survey to release an updated version of the Aquatic Life Benchmarks.
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EPA Publishes Updated Risk Assessments for Chemical Acephate
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a revised human health risk assessment ) and refined drinking water assessment (DWA) for acephate.
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Drift Reduction Technology Logos
Drift Reduction Technology Logos
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EPA Releases Final Guidance and Methods to Control Public Health Pathogens on Soft Surface Textiles
EPA has released guidance and methods controlling public health pathogens.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0116
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0116.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0070
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0070.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-18-0100 and P-18-0102
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-18-0100 and P-18-0102.