ISSUE 1127 EPA
MAKES RECOMMENDATIONS ON PESTICIDES The
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recommended Thursday (August 3) that
the use of some pesticides should be limited if not eliminated, while approving
continued use of many other widely used insecticides. The agency announced its
recommendations after completing a 10-year study of pesticide chemicals. One of
those recommendations is a ban on the insecticide carbofuran. The study concluded
that the substance is harmful to birds and has caused illnesses in farmworkers.
Carbofuran is marketed as Furadan. EPA is proposing to phase out all use of the
chemical over the next four years, with a final decision made after a 60-day comment
period. For
additional information, contact the Environmental & Pest Management Division
at (321) 214-5200. ALSO IN THIS WEEK'S RAP-UP (Members-Only articles are indicated in bold.) |
