Open AccessCarbofuran Cancellation Process
Author(s) -
Frederick M. Fishel
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
edis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2576-0009
DOI - 10.32473/edis-pi206-2008
Subject(s) - carbofuran , pesticide , agency (philosophy) , environmental protection , business , engineering , toxicology , environmental science , agronomy , biology , sociology , social science
PI-170, a 4-page illustrated fact sheet by Frederick Fishel, provides a brief history of carbofuran’s use in the United States, describes risks associated with carbofuran use, and outlines the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) stated rational for revoking its regulations that have allowed carbofuran residues in food. This publication also describes the EPA’s plans announced in 2008 to cancel the pesticide’s registration due to risks carbofuran poses to pesticide applicators and to birds in treated fields. Includes additional sources of information. Published by the UF Department of Agronomy, August 2008.