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PRELIMINARY ORGANOPHOSPHATE USE DATA
Release Date: 03/12/99
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FOR RELEASE: FRIDAY, MARCH 12, 1999
PRELIMINARY ORGANOPHOSPHATE USE DATA
EPA is releasing detailed information on organophosphate pesticide use patterns for ten food crops: apples, Brussels sprouts, oats and rye, peaches, pears, rice, sorghum, soybeans, sugarcane, and tomatoes. The Agency will post the information on the Internet in draft form of tables or "matrices,"for review comments by growers and other interested parties. EPA will use the data in its reassessment of existing tolerances (residue limits) for pesticides on foods under the new safety standard required by the 1996 Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA).
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