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Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tier 1 Screening Order Issuing Announcement Comments
The table below provides links to PETA’s comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program Tier 1 Screening Order Issuing Announcement (74 FR 54422). These documents can also be accessed at the EPA’s Docket Center under docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634.
Chemical Name
Comment Date
EPA Docket ID
Atrazine; Benfluralin; 2,4-D; DCPA; Fenbutatin oxide; Norflurazon; Propargite
February 6, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0037.2
Chlorpyrifos; Malathion
February 12, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0087.1
Carbaryl
February 22, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0093.1
Permethrin
March 3, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0149.1
Endosulfan
March 12, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0118.1
Addendum to comments on Chlorpyrifos
March 19, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0119.1
Linuron
March 27: 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0150.1
Glyphosate
April 24, 2010
EPA-HQ-OPP-2009-0634-0137.1
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