Report: Measures and Management Controls Needed to Improve EPA's Pesticide Emergency Exemption Process
Report #18-P-0281, September 25, 2018
What Was Found
The EPA needs outcome measures to demonstrate the benefits or risks of pesticide emergency exemptions on human health and the environment.
Report Materials
- Report at a Glance (pdf)
- Full Report (pdf)
- Update: EPA Response to Report (pdf)
- IG Comment on EPA Response (pdf)
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