Learn the Issues
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EPA Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Section 21 Petition
EPA letter acknowledging receipt of TSCA section 21 petition
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EPA Marks Endangered Species Day by Publishing Maps to Help Pesticide Users Better Understand Risks to Endangered Species
EPA Marks Endangered Species Day by Publishing Maps to Help Pesticide Users Better Understand Risks to Endangered Species
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Trilateral Stakeholder Workshop and Conference on Pesticides - 2020 Meeting Summary
NAFTA TWG: 2019 - Meeting Summary
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Integrated Pest Management: Strategies for Pollinator Habitat Promotion and Conservation in Agricultural Areas – Webinar Materials
On August 28, 2018, EPA hosted a webinar titled “Integrated Pest Management: Strategies for Pollinator Habitat Promotion and Conservation in Agricultural Areas.”
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EPA Opens Public Comment on Draft Guidance for Pesticide Application Submissions that Require Endangered Species Act Reviews
EPA is seeking public comment on draft guidance to improve the efficiency of EPA’s Endangered Species Act (ESA) analyses for new pesticide active ingredient applications and active ingredients undergoing registration review.
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TSCA Section 5(a)(3)(C) Determination for Premanufacture Number (PMN) P-19-0057
This document describes EPA's pre-manufacture notice review determination under amended TSCA for P-19-0057.
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Strategy to Protect Endangered Species from Insecticides
The Insecticide Strategy is designed to identify early mitigations before the agency completes effects determinations to reduce potential impacts to federally endangered and threatened species.
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EPA’s National Organic Program Guidance
The National Organic Program is a USDA program, including concerning the eligibility of inert ingredients for use in the NOP. EPA’s role is to assist USDA by assuring that USDA’s policies are implemented for organic claims by registered pesticide products.
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Renovation Notice - Sample Form
Sample form for use in notifying tenants of renovations in common areas of multi-family housing.
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Cost Estimates of Studies Required for Pesticide Registration
EPA is making the database of test costs publicly available on the OPP's
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Salt: Research
Salt in localities
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Denver Front Range Study of Dioxins in Surface Soil: Summary Report
Dioxins are a class of compounds that are of potential human health concern because they may pose an increased risk of cancer and non - cancer adverse health effects at low exposure levels.
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Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Part C
EPA's Risk Assessment Guidance for Superfund (RAGS) Part C addresses human health risk evaluations of remedial alternatives.
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Ecosystem Services Ecological Risk Assessment Endpoints Guidelines
Ecosystem Services Ecological Risk Assessment Endpoints Guidelines
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Microbial Risk Assessment Guideline: Pathogenic Microorganisms with Focus on Food and Water
This microbial risk assessment guidance document is written for risk assessors from participating federal agencies to improve the quality and consistency of microbial risk assessments.
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Ecological Soil Screening Level (Eco-SSL) Guidance and Documents
EPA's Superfund program has just issued ecological soil screening levels (Eco-SSLs) for thirteen contaminants that are frequently found in soil at Superfund sites.
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Fact Sheet: Nonylphenols and Nonylphenol Ethoxylates
EPA's existing chemicals programs address pollution prevention, risk assessment, hazard and exposure assessment and/or characterization, and risk management for chemicals substances in commercial use.
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EPA Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Section 21 Petition
EPA letter acknowledging receipt of TSCA section 21 petition requesting that EPA initiate a rulemaking to amend the TSCA Section 8 Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) partially exempted chemical list.
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EPA Holds Pesticide Program Dialogue Committee Meeting
The EPA is seeking public comment on the National Marine Fisheries Service’s opinion for the insecticides carbaryl and methomyl.