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Green Engineering

Green Engineering is the design, commercialization and use of processes and products that are feasible and economical while reducing the generation of pollution at the source and minimizing the risk to human health and the environment.

Repellents: Protection against Mosquitoes, Ticks and Other Arthropods

Includes how to apply them safely, which ones to use based on your unique situation, repellent safety and effectiveness, disease risk from mosquito and tick bites, protection time, active ingredients, EPA regulation and registration, and product labeling.

Protecting Endangered Species from Pesticides

EPA's Endangered Species Protection Program helps promote recovery of listed species. The ESPP determines if pesticide use in a geographic area may affect any listed species. Find needed limits on pesticide use in Endangered Species Protection Bulletins.

Pesticide Labels

Pesticide labels translate results of our extensive evaluations of pesticide products into conditions, directions and precautions that define parameters for use of a pesticide with the goal of ensuring protection of human health and the environment.

Integrated Pest Management

Provides basic information on integrated pest management in schools, including information on the components of an IPM program and guidance on how to get started. Includes identification and control of pests, educational resources, and contact information

Bed Bugs: Get Them Out and Keep Them Out

Prevent, identify, and treat bed bug infestations using EPA’s step-by-step guides, based on IPM principles. Find pesticides approved for bed bug control, check out the information clearinghouse, and dispel bed bug myths.

Federal Certification to Apply Restricted Use Pesticides in Indian Country

This website provides information about the EPA Plan for the Federal Certification of Applicators of Restricted Use Pesticides within Indian Country, including plan requirements, how to become certified, how to register for training, and who is certified.

Pest Control and Pesticide Safety for Consumers

Consumer information about pesticides, safe pesticide uses, controlling pests, child safety, and protecting family and the environment.

Build America, Buy America (BABA) EPA Programs

This page provides information specific to each of the programs on applying to Build America Buy America.

OPPT Trichloroethylene (TCE) Draft Risk Assessment Final Comments

Analytical Methods and Procedures for Pesticides

Pesticide manufacturers must develop and submit analytical methods for their pesticide products to support registration of their products under FIFRA. Learn about these methods as well as SOPs for testing of antimicrobial products against three organisms.

Cleaning Up Our Land, Water and Air

Cleanups Homepage, Overview of all EPA Cleanup Programs

Enforcement Data and Results

Online data sources for enforcement, compliance and environmental justice info. These resources assist EPA in their enforcement activities.

Contact Us about Lead

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Planning and Compliance

Developing a systematic approach to demolition can help manage liability, control, and costs. Careful planning can minimize the release of toxic chemicals and other harmful substances into the environment, and protect the health of workers and the public.