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Meeting Minutes and Final Report for March 2022 SACC Meeting on Draft TSCA Screening Level Approach for Fenceline Communities

this page has info on the release of 2020 chemical data reporting (CDR) information

EPA Solicits Proposals for Cooperative Agreement for the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program

EPA is soliciting applications to implement the Pesticide Regulatory Education Program (PREP) for FY 2020 through FY 2024.

EPA Requests Comments on Prospective Candidates for the FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel on EPA’s Proposed Guidelines for Efficacy Testing of Certain Flea and Tick Products for Pets

EPA is seeking comments on the experts who are candidates to serve as ad hoc panelists for the review of the EPA’s Proposed Guidelines for Efficacy Testing of Topically Applied Pesticides Used Against Certain Ectoparasitic Pests on Pets.

Scientific Advisory Panel to Meet on Cancer Potential of Glyphosate (rescheduled meeting)

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) has been rescheduled and will meet December 13-16, 2016 on the cancer potential of glyphosate

EPA Awards Oregon State University with the National Pesticide Information Center Cooperative Agreement

EPA has awarded a cooperative agreement to Oregon State University (OSU) to support the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC).

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2015 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2015 award winner, Soltex, developed a process that saves water and reduces hazardous chemicals in the production of additives for lubricants and gasoline.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2015 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2015 award winner, LanzaTech Inc. developed a method to utilize gas streams with a range of CO and H2 compositions to produce fuels such as ethanol and chemicals at high selectivities and yields

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2015 Small Business Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2015 award winner, Renmatix, ...

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2016 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2016 award winner, Dow Agrosciences LLC, developed Instinct®, a technology that reduces fertilizer nitrate leaching to ground and surface waters and atmospheric nitrous oxide emissions. More corn and reduces CO2.

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge: 2013 Greener Reaction Conditions Award

Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge 2013 award winner, The Dow Chemical Company, developed a polymer that, when applied to TiO2, improves its dispersion, thus decreasing how much TiO2 is needed.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix I - Overview and History of Tiered Risk Assessment Framework

Discusses history and overview related to SAP recommendation to move beyond the single point assessment process by developing the tools necessary to conduct a probabilistic assessment of risk.

Chemical Data Reporting Fact Sheet: Basic Information

EPA collects information on the types and quantities of chemicals produced in the U.S under the Chemical Data Reporting (CDR) requirements. This fact sheet outlines key information about CDR, including what data are collected and how the data are used.

TIM Version 3.0 beta - Technical Description and User's Guidance

Provides technical information on version 3.0 of the Terrestrial Investigation Model (TIM v.3.0). Describes how TIM derives joint distributions of exposure and toxicity to calculate the risk of mortality to birds.

KABAM Version 1.0 - User's Guide and Technical Documentation

User's Guide and Technical Documentation KABAM Version 1.0 (Kow (based) Aquatic BioAccumulation Model). The PDF Version includes all the appendices.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix H - Dermal Toxicity Estimation

A limited set of data exists for evaluating the relationship between dermal toxicity and oral toxicity in birds. Regression analysis was used to predict the dermal LD50 based on the oral LD50.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix D - Avian Data to Support Generic and Custom Species

TIM Appendix D summarizes avian census studies from pesticide registrant submissions and literature. The purpose of this review is to identify avian species that are representative of those that commonly visit agricultural fields.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix A - User's Guidance for TIM v.3.0(beta)

Provides detailed guidance to the user on how to select input parameters for running the Terrestrial Investigation Model (TIM) and recommendations for default values that can be used when no chemical-specific or species-specific information are available.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix F - Approach for Calculating Juvenile Dietary Exposure

Use the available information on the relationship between juvenile body weights and energetic requirements to develop a general approach for calculating juvenile dietary exposure doses appropriate for a range of avian species.

TIM Version 3.0 beta Technical Description and User Guide - Appendix G - Equation for Calculating Home Range for Insect Eating Birds

Depicts the data reported by Schoener 1968 for species identified in field surveys associated with agricultural fields/orchards and adjacent habitats that are described in Appendix D.