Science & Technology
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TSCA Environmental Release Application (TERA) for Alcaligenes xylosoxidans subspecies denitrificans strain AL6.1, R04-03
TERA submitted by the University of California, Riverside. The eventual application would be the development of a paratransgenesis system to control Pierce’s disease of grapes.
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TSCA Experimental Release Application (TERA) for modified Gordonia terrae, R-13-0001 and modified Rhodococcus jostii, R-13-0002
TERAs submitted by the US Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS and US Army Corps of Engineers, Seattle, WA. These microorganisms will be used in a field demonstration of bioaugmentation to enhance RDX degradation.
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TSCA Biotechnology Notifications Status For Cases Reviewed Prior to June 22, 2016
This Notifications Table lists only those submissions received under the Biotechnology Regulation, beginning in 1998. From the Table, you can link to a brief summary of select submission and, in many cases, to a fact sheet on the decision reached by OPPT.
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TSCA Experimental Release Applications (TERAs) for five intergeneric strains of photosynthetic green algae Scenedesmus dimorphus, R-13-0003 through R-13-0007
TERA submitted by Sapphire Energy, Inc.on August 1, 2013.
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PRIA FY2018: Process Improvements in the Pesticide Program
20168 PRIA Annual Report documents
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PRIA FY2018: Documents on Maintenance Fees
pria annual report 2018 documents
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PRIA FY2018: Pesticide Registration Service Fees
pria annual report 2018 documents
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PRIA FY2014: Documents on Maintenance Fees
pria annual report 2014 documents
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2014 - Pesticide Registration Service Fees
pria annual report 2014 documents
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FIAM-pwp-Formaldehyde Indoor Air Model – Pressed Wood Products
The Formaldehyde Indoor Air Model-pressed wood products (FIAM-pwp) user guide contains information on the equations and defaults used to estimate exposure from formaldehye emitted from pressed wood products.
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EPA Releases Draft Policy to Reduce Animal Testing for Skin Sensitization
The document, Draft Interim Science Policy: Use of Alternative Approaches for Skin Sensitization as a Replacement for Laboratory Animal Testing, describes the science behind the non-animal alternatives that can now be used to identify skin sensitization.
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Atrazine Human Health Risk Assessment Now Available for Public Comment
EPA is releasing the atrazine draft human health risk assessment for public comment.
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Pesticide Environmental Modeling Public Meeting - Information
Links to agendas and dockets containing presentations and minutes presented at public meetings for the purpose of discussing and exchanging information regarding technical model-related pesticide exposure issues in the context of FIFRA and FQPA.
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FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel Sessions Relevant to Aquatic Modeling
Science Advisory Panel sessions related to simulation models used to predict pesticide concentrations in surface and ground water for use in exposure assessments.
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Positive Attributes and Desired Qualities for Models Used in Pesticide Risk Assessment
The Office of Pesticide Program's Environmental Fate and Effects Division (EFED) prefers to use models that have the attributes and qualities listed on this page.
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Refinements for Risk Assessment of Pesticide Treated Seeds – Interim Guidance
Clarifies current policy (2016) for conducting risk assessments for pesticides used as seed treatments.
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Process for Establishing & Implementing Alternative Approaches to Traditional in Vivo Acute Toxicity Studies
EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) has developed a strategic vision1 for implementing the 2007 NRC report on Toxicity Testing in the 21st Century.
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Developing a Tiered Framework for Extrapolation Modeling
We are developing a tiered framework for extrapolation modeling, to take advantages of recent scientific advances. Learn more about our proposed approach.
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Label Review Manual Chapter 10; Revised Respirator Descriptions for Public Comment
Revised Respirator Descriptions for Public Comment Documents