Learn the Issues
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FSTRAC Members
Information related to FSTRAC Members
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Hypoxia Task Force Newsletters
Archive of all quarterly Hypoxia Task Force Newsletters.
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Fact Sheet about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Transforming the U.S. Recycling and Waste Management
This page contains links to a fact sheet about the infrastructure law in the most common languages in the U.S.
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Feedback Sessions for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act Solid Waste and Recycling Programs
This webpage lists the listening sessions we'll be holding for people to learn more about the grants programs, resources and battery recycling efforts that we'll be focusing on with this infrastructure funding.
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Prepare for a Grant Application
Things people can do now to prepare for submitting applications for our upcoming infrastructure grants.
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Colony Collapse Disorder
In CCD, the majority of worker bees in a colony disappear and leave behind a queen, plenty of food and a few nurse bees to care for remaining immature bees and the queen. EPA and USDA are working to understand this problem.
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Human Health Issues Related to Pesticides
This web page discusses the potential health effects from pesticides.
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Persistent, Bioaccumulative, and Toxic (PBT) Chemicals under TSCA Section 6(h)
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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TSCA Requirements for Importing Chemicals
Describes various TSCA import and export requirements under various Sections of TSCA and the CFR.
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Paraquat Dichloride: One Sip Can Kill
This Web page provides a paraquat dichloride ingestion risk message for pesticide applicators.
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DDT - A Brief History and Status
DDT was the first of the modern synthetic insecticides, developed in the 1940s. It helped control diseases such as typhus and malaria. Enviromental concerns led to its cancellation in the 1970s. It still has limited indoor use in Africa to prevent malaria.
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Find the Repellent that is Right for You
You can choose by specifying the insect, protection time, active ingredient, or other product-specific information. Results are only EPA-registered skin-applied products, meaning their safety and effectiveness have been tested and approved.
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How to Find Bed Bugs
Find and correctly identify an infestation early before it becomes widespread. Look for rusty or reddish stains and pinpoint dark spots on bed sheets or mattresses, and search for bugs near the piping, seams and tags of the mattress and box spring.
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EPA Receives Request for Experimental Permit to Combat Mosquitoes
EPA has received an application for an experimental use permit that would allow Oxitec to study the use of genetically engineered mosquitoes to reduce mosquito populations.
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Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, Attached Vertical Stacks, 8 Hours or Less, 10 Foot Stack Height
This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.
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Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, Open Area Vertical Stacks, 8 Hours or Less, 5 Foot Stack Height
This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.
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Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Treatment Longer than 8 Hours
This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.
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Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, No Stack, More than 8 Hours
This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.
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Methyl Bromide Buffer Zone Distances for Commodity and Structural Fumigation: Active Aeration, Open Area Vertical Stacks, 8 Hours or Less, 10 Foot Stack Height
This document contains buffer zone tables required by certain methyl bromide commodity fumigant product labels that refer to Buffer Zone Lookup Tables located at epa.gov/pesticide-registration/mbcommoditybuffer on the label.
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Stay Legal and Safe in Treating for Bed Bugs
Quick fix solutions may sound appealing, but they may not be legal, safe, or effective. To avoid adverse effects such as poisoning, buy EPA-registered pesticides labeled for bed bug control, and follow all label directions and precautions.