1 4.1.1 Introduction: Pesticides beyond the agricultural application
In 1970 President Richard Nixon signed Reorganization Order Number Three [1] and established the Environmental Protection Agency with public concern about pesticides as a driving force. With this Order the EPA inherited from the Department of Interior and specifically from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) the primary responsibility for the regulation of pesticides in the United States. Until the enactment of the Federal Insecticide Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) [2] in 1972 the Agencies’ activities were heavily influenced by the personnel and functions that had been reassigned from the Department of Interior. FIFRA gave the EPA a new authority to regulate pesticides, and while the EPA has expanded their purview to almost all chemicals and environmental media, FIFRA has served as a basis for the regulation of chemicals in the USA.
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- ACC
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American Chemistry Council (formerly Chemical Manufacturer Association (CMA))
- BATF
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Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms
- BPD
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Biocidal Products Directive
- CFR
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Code of Federal Regulations
- CSF
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Confidential Statement of Formula
- CWA
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Clean Water Act
- DCI
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Antimicrobial Data Call-In
- DMF
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Drug Master File
- EP
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End-use Product
- EPA
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Environmental Protection Agency
- EUP
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Experimental Use Permit
- FAO
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Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations)
- FCN
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Food Contact Notification
- FDA
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Food and Drug Administration
- FFDCA
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Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act
- FIFRA
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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act
- FQPA
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Food Quality Protection Act
- FR
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Federal Register
- GLP
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Good Laboratory Practice
- HAL
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Health Advisory Level
- HPV
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High Production Volume
- IMO
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International Maritime Organization
- MCL
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Maximum Contaminant Level
- MOE
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Margin of Exposure
- MUP
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Manufacturing Use Product
- NAFTA
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North American Free Trade Agreement
- NPDES
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National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System
- OTC
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Over-the-Counter (Drugs)
- PBT
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Persistent, Bioaccumulative and Toxic
- PIC
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Prior Informed Consent
- POP
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Persistent Organic Pollutant
- PR-Notice
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Pesticide Registration Notice
- Regulation
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Keyword for numbering 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-0
- SLN
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Special Local Needs
- TGAI
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Technical Grade Active Ingredient
- TSCA
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Toxic Substances Control Act
- USDA
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United States Department of Agriculture
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Oslosky, S.C., Pawellek, D. (2004). United States antimicrobial pesticide regulations. In: Paulus, W. (eds) Directory of Microbicides for the Protection of Materials. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-2818-0_4
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