In August 2021, EPA released a final rule revoking all “tolerances” for chlorpyrifos, which establish an amount of a pesticide that is allowed on food. In addition, the agency issued a Notice of Intent to Cancel under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act to cancel registered food uses of chlorpyrifos associated with the revoked […]
EPA Requires Cancellation of Pentachlorophenol to Protect Human Health
[Friday 2/4/2022]. Today, EPA issued a final registration review decision requiring the cancellation of pentachlorophenol, a wood preservative used primarily on utility poles. During the registration review process, EPA found that given the emergence of viable alternatives, the risks pentachlorophenol poses to workers’ health outweigh the benefits of its use. Following EPA’s March 2021 proposal […]
EPA Releases Testing Data Showing PFAS Contamination from Fluorinated Containers
[U.S. EPA Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention sent this bulletin at 03/05/2021 01:58 PM EST] Note: This EPA OPP Update has been forwarded to all New Jersey Mosquito Control Agencies. As the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) pursues its mission to protect human health and the environment, addressing risks […]
UPDATE: Paraquat Training for Certified Applicators NOW AVAILABLE IN SPANISH
The EPA-approved paraquat certified applicator training online module was released in Spanish yesterday. Training in either English or Spanish accessible at the link provided on paraquat product labels or http://www.usparaquattraining.com/. You will be prompted to create a user account to take the training. Upon successful completion of the training, your online account can be accessed anytime to […]
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