Federal Environmental Pesticide

US. Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Kodenticide Hct as Hmended, FIFRA as passed in 1947 amended as the Federal Environmental Pesticide ControlA.ct (1972), 540/09-89-012, Office of Pesticide Programs, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C., rev. Oct. 1988. 

The Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act The Occupational Safety and Health Act The Federal insecticide Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act... 

The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) is the most important of the federal pesticide laws. Originally enacted in 1947, this law was amended in 1972 to become the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act (FEPCA), commonly referred to as FIFRA Amended. It has been amended several times since then, most recently in 1996. FIFRA is enforced by the Environmental Protection Agency. 

Since 1970, virtually all federal health and safety statutes have adopted a general safety standard of "unreasonable risk," and have required consideration by regulatory agencies of the broad societal consequences of regulatory action. Such statutes as the Consumer Product Safety Act of 1972 ( ), the Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 ( ), and the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 ( ), adopt this approach. These statutes make no attempt to define the critical phrase "unreasonable risk," just as the earlier statutes made no attempt to define such terms as "injurious" or "safe." Some do contain a laundry list of factors to be considered in determining regulatory action, such as the effect on the... 

Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act of 1972 (formerly the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenti-cide Act). 7 U.S.C. 136 ... 

Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Roden ticide Act (FIFRA) 1947 amended by Federal Environmental Pesticide Control Act 1972 amendments in 1975, 1978, 1980, and 1988... 

Ariel Rios Building 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20460 (202) 272-0167 Website www.epa.gov The EPA administers federal environmental policies, research, and regulations. It provides information on many environmental subjects, including water pollution, hazardous and sohd waste disposal, air and noise pollution, pesticides, and radiation. 

Environmental Compliance Guidebook Beyond US Water Quality Regulations provides guidance in developing pesticide management programs for complying with federal environmental requirements. 

Repeal Most Federal Environmental Laws, Conservatives Urge Congress, Pesticide Toxic Chemical News, Febmary 15, 1995 (Cato quote) Hill Republieans Promise A Regulatory Revolution, WP, January 4, 1995, at Ai (AEl seminar) New Heritage Emerges In Orientation, WP, December 10,1994, at A9. 

EPA. 2001. Methyl parathion notice of pesticide tolerance revocations final rule. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 40 CFR Part 180. Federal Register 66(4) 1242-1246. 

EPA. 1985c. Pesticide chemicals category effluent limitations guidelines, pretreatment standards, and new source performance standards. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Federal Register 51 40672-40777. 

EPA. 1989d. Pesticide chemicals. Formulating and packing subcategory. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Code of Federal Regulations. 40 CER 455. 

EPA. 1998c. Notice of receipt of requests for amendments to delete uses in certain pesticide registrations. Notice. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Federal register. 63 FR 19254. April 17, 1998. 

The ECL evaluates analytical methods for detecting pesticide residues in the environment to ensure that the methods are suitable for monitoring pesticide residues in soil and water. State, tribal and federal laboratories may access an Index of Environmental Chemistry Methods for a list of available methods. The ECL also provides the State pesticide laboratories with technical and QA support and training in pesticide analytical chemistry. 

In the United States, the Universal Waste Regulations have so far streamlined the hazardous waste management standards for the above U.S. Federal universal wastes (batteries, pesticides, thermostats, and lamps). The regulations govern the collection and management of these widely generated wastes. This facilitates environmentally sound collection and increases the proper recycling or treatment of the universal wastes mentioned above. 

Analytical chemistry is a critical component of worker safety, re-entry, and other related studies intended to assess the risk to humans during and subsequent to pesticide applications. The analytical aspect takes on added significance when such studies are intended for submission to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and/or other regulatory authorities and are thus required to be conducted according to the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) Standards, or their equivalent. This presentation will address test, control, and reference substance characterization, use-dilution (tank mix) verification, and specimen (exposure matrix sample) analyses from the perspective of GLP Standards requirements. 

U ren, S.C. 1983. Acute toxicity of bis(tributyltin)oxide to a marine copepod. Mar. Pollut. Bull. 14 303-306. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1986. Initiation of a special review of certain pesticide products containing tributyltins used as antifoulants availability of support document. Federal Register 51(5) 778-779. 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA). 1979. Tolerances and exemptions from tolerances for pesticide chemicals in or on raw agricultural commodities diflubenzuron. Feder. Regis. 44(85) 25452-25254. 

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