[US EPA. WASHINGTON ]– Today, Aug. 6, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is announcing the emergency suspension of all registrations ( i.e.,editorial note*: IMMEDIATE CANCELLATION OF ALL DISTRIBUTION, SALE, and USE pending EPA full analysis of risks and benefits in a cancellation hearing) of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate (DCPA or Dacthal) under the Federal Insecticide, […]
EPA Announces New, Earlier Protections for People from Pesticide Spray Drift
WASHINGTON – Today, July 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is putting protections in place sooner for farmworkers, their families, and the general public near where pesticides are applied. EPA will now assess the potential for people to be exposed to a pesticide when it drifts away from where it is applied earlier in the […]
Respiratory Protection for Pesticides – Two Rutgers Resources for Growers!
In 2015 the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised its Worker Protection Standard (WPS) at 40 CFR 170.507 (b)(10) and adopted a subset of OSHA’s Standard for Respiratory Protection (29 CFR 1910.134). EPA’s revised rule cross references and requires compliance with the OSHA standards for medical evaluation, fit testing, and training but only in the […]