Environmental Protection Agency Bans Pesticide Chlorpyrifos
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Government and Politics, Science, Medicine, Health, Environmental Issues
- Subcategories: Plants, Botany, Horticulture, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Ecology, Environment, Conservation, Farms, Farming, Rural Life
- Curriculum: American History 1951-present
- Geographical Location: Washington, D.C.
- Date: June 8, 2000
Article abstract: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) reached an agreement with pesticide manufacturers to end use of the organophosphate pesticide chlorpyrifos, known as Dursban, because of public health concerns.
Negotiating a Ban
On June 8, 2000, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a ban on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide widely marketed as Dursban and also as Lorsban. The pesticide is one of a class of thirty-seven chemicals known as organophosphates. Concern about the effects of the pesticide on human health was expressed by the...
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