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Latest News and Information
- Licensing exam results: San Jose, San Diego, Santa Rosa, Fresno
- Pesticide Registration and Evaluation Committee
- Disinfectants for use against influenza viruses (U.S. EPA list)
- Comments requested on proposed projects to evaluate the pesticide VOC inventory
- Product compliance fines and settlements, Jan. - March 2009
- Documents related to pyrethroid reevaluation (updated)
- Pest Management Advisory Committee (PMAC)
- Regulation adopted regarding field fumigant emission limits
- Top Pesticide Blunders - Follow instructions carefully! (news release)
- Nominations due May 29 for IPM Innovator awards
Latest Publications Online
- Determination of Acephate and Methamidophos in Surface Water by LC-MS (analytical method)
- Determination of Fipronil and Metabolites in Surface Water Using Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (analytical method)
- Documentation of References for Terrestrial Field Dissipation Half-life and Organic Carbon Normalized Soil Adsorption Values for Known Ground Water Pesticide Contaminants: Values for Use in Probabilistic Modeling