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• Background
  1996
• EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
  1997
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Draft Reports
  1999
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Peer Input Workshop
  1999
• Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
  to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
  1999
• Supplemental Federal Register Notice
  Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop
  1999
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
  Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM).
  1998
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
  1997
• Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  1997

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Background
1996

• EFED's Summary of the May 29-31, 1996 SAP Review of Ecological Risk Assessment Methodologies for Pesticides. April 14, 1997.

• FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment of Carbofuran Flowable Products.

• FIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Corn Cluster Ecological Risk Assessment.

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EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
1997

• Evaluating Ecological Risk: Developing FIFRA Probabilistic Tools and Processes.

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Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Draft Reports
1999

• ECOFRAM Aquatic Draft Report (PDF) (450pp, 3.1MB, About PDF)

• ECOFRAM Terrestrial Draft Report (PDF) (677pp, 2.7MB, About PDF)

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Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Peer Input Workshop
1999

• Charge to the Peer Input Workshop Panel Members

• Peer Input Panel Members

• Agenda: Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

• Agenda: Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Comments from Aquatic Peer Input Panel

  • Terri Barry, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

  • Peter Delorme, Pest Management Regulatory Agency

  • Steve L. Foss, Washington State Department of Agriculture

  • Kathryn Gallagher, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • John P. Giesy, Michigan State University

  • Robert Graney, Bayer Corporation

  • Jan B.H.J. Linders, RIVM-CSR

  • Miachel Rexrode, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • William van der Schalie, Office of Research and Development

• Comments from Terrestrial Input Panel

  • Timothy Barry, Office of Economy and Evaluation (not available)

  • Sandra Bird, Office of Research and Development

  • George P. Cobb, Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Health Science Center

  • Peter Edwards, Zeneca Agrochemicals

  • Michael L. Lavine, Duke University

  • Robert Luttik, Center for Substances and Risk Assessment

  • Dwayne Moore, The Cadmus Group

  • Edward W. Odenkirchen, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Glenn Suter, Office of Research and Development

  • Douglas J. Urban, Office of Pesticide Programs

• Summary of the ECOFRAM Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Summary of the ECOFRAM Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

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Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
1999

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Supplemental Federal Register Notice
Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop.
1999

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1998

• ECOFRAM Update - Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tools for Pesticides

• Background and Implementation Posters

  • Phase I: Technical Development of Probabilistic Tools and Methods Poster

  • Phase II: Evaluation of ECOFRAM Results and Development of Implementation Options

• Aquatic Risk Asessment Posters

  • Aquatic Exposure Assessment

  • Aquatic Effects Analysis

  • Aquatic Risk Characterization and Tiered Risk Assessment Process

• Terrestrial Risk Assessment Posters and Report

  • Introduction and Problem Formulation

  • Exposure Assessment for Dietary Route

  • Exposure via Ingestion of Granules

  • Effects Assessment

  • Risk Characterization

  • Report: Preliminary Conclusions and General Recommendations

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
1997

• Workgroup Formation and Process Poster

• Aquatic Assessment

  • Exposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (2pp, 269K, About PDF)
    (html version)

  • Exposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster (PDF) (3pp, 48K, About PDF)
    (html version)

• Terrestrial Assessment

  • Effects Subgroup Poster

  • Exposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (19pp, 111K, About PDF)
    (html version)

  • Exposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster

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Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1997

• Workgroup Formation and Process - Poster

• Aquatic Risk Assessment - Presentation

• Terrestrial Risk Assessment - Presentation

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