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Committee to Advise on Reassessment and Transition - Paper #1

Available Information on Risk Assessment Methods


OPP has fact sheets on risk assessment

More detailed information is available

Several science policy papers address risk assessment issues

  • EPA worked with the Tolerance Reassessment Advisory Committee (TRAC) to identify nine science policy issues that are key to the implementation of the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) and tolerance reassessment. The draft or revised papers associated with these issues, plus several related areas are available at http://www.epa.gov/oppfead1/trac/science/

For more information:

  • For paper copies of the documents listed here, contact the OPP Communication Services Branch at 703-305-5017.
  • Status information and the available risk assessment and risk management documents on the organophosphate pesticides are available on EPA's web page http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op.
  • Contact the National Pesticide Information Center (800-858-7378; http://npic.orst.edu/) Exit EPA disclaimer   for information on the toxicity of pesticides.
  • EPA's pesticide homepage www.epa.gov/pesticides has information about pesticide regulation as well as publications about pesticide issues for consumers.

Information current as of June 19, 2000

 

 

 

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