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EPA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS

Release Date: 05/11/2000
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FOR RELEASE: THURSDAY, MAY 11, 2000

EPA ANNOUNCES PUBLIC MEETING FOR THE
ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE CHLORPYRIFOS

As part of the Agency’s commitment to be open and transparent in implementing the Food Quality Protection Act, on June 8, a technical briefing on the revised risk assessment for the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos will be held. The briefing will be held at the Smithsonian’s Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024, from 1 to 4 p.m. The chlorpyrifos technical briefing will provide an opportunity for the public to learn about the data, information and methods that EPA used in revising the risk assessment for this pesticide. In the United States, chlorpyrifos is one of the most widely used pesticides in agriculture and in homes lawns and gardens. Chlorpyrifos is also known by various product names such as Dursban™, Lorsban™, Equity™, and Empire 20™. Further information can be obtained in the May 10 Federal Register available at: https://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr/.

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