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Citing Worker Risks, Advocates Urge EPA To Ban Major Pesticide Group


April 7, 2016 at 04:53 PM
Farmworker and other advocates are urging EPA to ban seven organophosphate (OP) pesticides to prevent neurodevelopmental risks to children and "egregious" risks to the workers, though manufacturers say the agency should halt regulatory action on the substances, arguing officials failed to vet its process for using epidemiological data in risk reviews, according to recently filed comments.

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