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Public Health Issues
Protecting public health goes beyond the general mandate to ensure the required safety of pesticides sold on the market for pest control. More specifically, there are pesticides that are used to protect public health, and pests may be designated public health pests. The Food Quality Protection Act placed requirements on EPA related to public health pesticides. EPA considers risks and benefits of pesticides that may have public health uses. EPA regulates certain pesticides that might be found in drinking water by setting maximum contaminant limits. Another risk to public health is from pesticide spray drift.
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