EPA's mission related to pesticides is to protect public health and the environment from risks posed by pesticides and to promote safer means of pest control.
The information in this area provides an overview of EPA's pesticide human health risk assessment processes. It also describes EPA's efforts to reduce risks for workers and the public, as well as to protect the public from such pests as mosquitos.
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Human Health Issues
How EPA reviews safety of pesticides
Human
Health Risk Assessments, How
EPA Assesses Risk, Cumulative
Risk Assessment, Residue
Limits on Food, Pesticides
on Food, more...
Protecting Children
Ways to reduce risks to children from pesticides
Protecting
Children from Pesticides, Ten
Tips to Protect Children from Poisonings, Poison
Prevention, more...
Protecting Pets
Protect your pets from potential risks from
pests and pesticides
Taking
Care of Your Pet During Flea and Tick Season, Counterfeit
Pesticide Products for Dogs and Cats, Read
the Label First: Protect Your Pet, more...
Protecting Workers
Information for people who use or are exposed
to pesticides on the job
Worker
Protection Standard, Restricted
Use Pesticides, Certification
& Training, other
resources, more...
Using Pesticides Safely
Suggestions for the public on pesticide safety
Reading
a Pesticide Label, Citizen's
Guide to Pest Control and Pesticide Safety, Protect
Your Home, Protect
Your Kids, more...
Public Health Issues
Information on control of designated public
health pests
Public Health Pests, Spray
Drift, Pesticides
in Drinking Water, Anthrax,
Controlling
Mosquitos, more...
Illegal Pesticide Products
Information on several unregistered pesticide
products being illegally marketed in various areas of the country
Insecticidal
Chalk , Willie Colon
on Illegal Pesticides,
more...
Reducing Pesticide Risk
Registering lower risk pesticides and more
Biopesticides,
Review of Older
Pesticides, Integrated
Pest Management, more...
Emergency Information
Responding to poisoning and spill incidents
Human Exposure/First Aid,
Spills, Incident
Reporting
Resources
Additional resources for health and safety
information
Government
Agencies, Non-Governmental
Organizations, Databases,
more...