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General Principles for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments for Pesticides
General Principles for Performing Aggregate Exposure and Risk Assessments
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EPA Sets Up Next Round of Small Business Advocacy Review Panels, Seeks Input on Toxic Substances Control Act Next Steps
EPA Sets Up Next Round of Small Business Advocacy Review Panels, Seeks Input on Toxic Substances Control Act Next Steps
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A Proposed Rule for Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances which are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs).
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A Proposed Rule for Significant New Use Rules on Certain Chemical Substances
EPA is proposing significant new use rules (SNURs) under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) for 13 chemical substances which are the subject of premanufacture notices (PMNs).
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EPA Proposes Registration of New Industrial and Household Product Preservative
Proposed registration of sodium benzoate. Proposed use for this new active ingredient is for in-container control of bacteria, mold and fungi in industrial and household products including soaps, shampoos, inks, adhesives, and other water-based products
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Pesticides; Exemptions of Certain Plant-Incorporated Protectants (PIPs) Derived from Newer Technologies
EPA is submitting a document for publication in the Federal Register regarding exemptions of Certain plant Incorporated Protectants
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2021 Toxics Release Inventory National Analysis is Now Available in Spanish
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing the Spanish-language version of the 2021 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) National Analysis.
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EPA Issues Final Cancellation and Termination of Uses Order for Several Chlorpyrifos Products
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.
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Meeting Materials from the 5th ESA Workshop
EPA and its federal partners, Fish and Wildlife Service and National Marine Fisheries Service, held a meeting for stakeholder suggestions for refining some of the interim scientific methods used in the recently released draft.
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Bed Bug Regional Contacts
Regional office bed bug contacts.
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Implementing the Pesticide Registration Improvement Act of 2022 (PRIA 5) - Fiscal Year 2023
PRIA fees sixteenth annual report fiscal year 2023
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I want to use a product to kill SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) but it isn’t on List N. Is it effective against SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19)?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. First, make sure that the product isn’t on List N. Learn how by reviewing, " I can’t tell if the product I’m…
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Ecological Risk Assessment Process under the Endangered Species Act
This document provides an overview of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) ecological risk assessment process for the evaluation of potential risk to endangered and threatened (listed) species from exposure to pesticides.
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Can I use common household substances to kill the novel coronavirus?
List N: Disinfectants for Use Against SARS-CoV-2 View List N, a searchable and sortable list of products for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel human coronavirus that causes COVID-19. EPA does not review effectiveness of common household ingredients like vinegar or rubbing alcohol, so EPA cannot verify how well they work…
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Radioactive Material From Fertilizer Production
Phosphate rock contains the mineral phosphorus, an ingredient used in some fertilizers to help plants grow strong roots. Phosphate rock contains small amounts of naturally-occurring radionuclides, mostly uranium and radium.
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RadTown Radiation Protection Activity 6: Impact of Radiological Emergencies
Radiation emergencies can have long lasting effects. Even though they are rare, radiation protection professionals plan and prepare for these types of emergencies. Learn more about historical radiation emergencies using this free activity.
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Use of Radiation in Medicine
Learn more about the different ways radiation is used to diagnose and treat illness. Visit RadTown, the Environmental Protection Agency’s radiation education website to learn more about radiation in the world around us.
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Managing and Leveraging Data with the DWSRF
This fact sheet describes DWSRF eligibilities related to data management. It provides several case studies where DWSRF funds were used for data-related activities.
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Status of Industry Efforts to Replace Halon Fire Extinguishing Agents
A report on the progress U.S. industry and government are making in employing non-ozone depleting alternatives to halons in the fire protection sector.
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Risk Evaluation for 1,1,2-Trichloroethane
EPA designated 1,1,2-trichloroethane as a high priority chemical in December 2019 and the chemical is currently undergoing risk evaluation.