Learn the Issues
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2006 IUR Resources
Submission resources for the 2006 IUR Reporting Period
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2016 Chemical Data Reporting Resources
Provides links to CDR documents and tools that can be used for CDR reporting
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Home Safe Home
how to prevent pests and how to use pesticide inside the home.
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Overview of Risk Assessment in the Pesticide Program
This page provides a brief introduction to the Pesticide Program’s risk assessment program and includes links to additional information.
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Label Review Training: Module 3: Special Issues, Page 20
This module further describes and provides strategies for reviewing some of the label parts introduced in Module 2 of the pesticide label training, such as precautionary statements, directions for use, worker protection labeling, and more.
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CWA §319 Grant: Current Guidance
Current guidance and reference information for 319 grant program management
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Guidance for Pre-Application Meetings on New Active Ingredients, Major New Uses and Other Registration Actions
This is to provide guidance to OPP/AD staff concerning meetings with companies that are considering submitting an application involving a new active ingredient, new use, new technology.
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Slowing and Combating Pest Resistance to Pesticides
Pesticides can be used to control a variety of pests, such as insects, weeds, rodents, bacteria, fungi, etc. Over time many pesticides have gradually lost effectiveness because pests develop resistance. Learn what EPA is doing to address resistance issues.
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About Codex
The Codex Committee on Pesticide Residues (CCPR) is responsible for establishing Codex MRLs for pesticide residues in specific food items or in groups of food. EPA and an alternate delegate from USDA represent the United States on this committee.
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Acute Oral Toxicity Up-And-Down-Procedure
The Up-and-Down Procedure is an alternative acute toxicity test that provides a way to determine the toxicity of chemicals with fewer test animals by using sequential dosing steps. Find out about this test procedure.
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Combined Sewer Overflow Additional Resources
Overview of combined sewer overflows (CSO), guidance, and policies.
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Label Review Training: Module 2: Parts of the Label, Page 7
This module of the label review training describes the parts of the front and back panel of the pesticide label. You will learn what kinds of information each part includes, as well as how to organize these parts.
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Label Review Training: Module 2: Parts of the Label, Page 10
This module of the label review training describes the parts of the front and back panel of the pesticide label. You will learn what kinds of information each part includes, as well as how to organize these parts.
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Label Review Training: Module 3: Special Issues, Page 5
This module further describes and provides strategies for reviewing some of the label parts introduced in Module 2 of the pesticide label training, such as precautionary statements, directions for use, worker protection labeling, and more.
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Label Review Training: Module 3: Special Issues, Page 11
This module further describes and provides strategies for reviewing some of the label parts introduced in Module 2 of the pesticide label training, such as precautionary statements, directions for use, worker protection labeling, and more.
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Polybrominated diphenylethers (PBDEs) Significant New Use Rules (SNUR)
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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Risk Management for Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (MDI) and Related Compounds
Fact sheet on Benzidine Dyes.
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Water Utility Workforce Case Studies
As a key element of the Water Workforce Initiative, EPA developed a compendium of Case Studies describing how nine utilities across the country are taking innovative steps to implement workforce programs.
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A Compendium of U.S. Wastewater Surveillance to Support COVID-19 Public Health Response
In September 2021, EPA released A Compendium of U.S. Wastewater Surveillance to Support COVID-19 Public Health Response.
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New Chemicals Program Review of Alternatives for PFOA and Related Chemicals
In 2006, EPA and the eight major companies in the industry launched the 2010/15 PFOA Stewardship Program, in which companies committed to reduce global facility emissions and product content of PFOA and related chemicals by 95 percent by 2010, and to work