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EPA Announces New, Earlier Protections for People from Pesticide Spray Drift
WASHINGTON – Today, July 15, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is
putting protections in place sooner for farmworkers, their families, and the
general public near where pesticides are applied. EPA will now assess the
potential for people to be exposed to a pesticide when it drifts away from
where it is applied earlier in the agency’s review process. This applies to
new active ingredient pesticide registrations and new use decisions. This
updated process will protect people from pesticide spray drift 15 years sooner
in the review process for new pesticides than has historically occurred.
During and after application, pesticides can drift to unintended areas like
residential or recreational areas where people can get it on their skin or
eyes, causing different symptoms depending on the pesticide. By assessing the
amount of a pesticide that drifts beyond its intended target, EPA can identify
measures that will protect people from unintended pesticide exposure. This
change is also consistent with the agency’s commitment to address
environmental justice concerns from pesticide use in and around farm
communities and to comply with the Endangered Species Act, where EPA is
working to improve how it evaluates risk to and protects endangered species.
“People who live or work near farms can be unintentionally exposed to
pesticides, and it’s our job to do as much as possible to prevent that from
happening and to protect their health,” said Assistant Administrator for
EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention Michal Freedhoff.
“Our new policy will ensure that vital public health protections are in
place when a pesticide is initially approved – so people don’t have to
wait years for the protections they deserve and need.”
Historically, EPA has only conducted a chemical specific assessment of the
potential for people to be exposed to pesticide ‘spray drift’ during
registration review, which happen every 15 years after a pesticide is approved
to ensure that it can carry out its intended functions without creating
unreasonable adverse effects to human health and the environment. Starting
now, the agency will also complete a chemical specific spray drift analysis
during the initial registration process or the review process for new and
amended uses of existing products, to ensure that any needed protections are
put in place from the beginning of the pesticide’s use, rather than delaying
them for 15 years. This will also ensure both new and old pesticide
registrations are held to the same standard.
EPA will use chemical specific human health spray drift analyses to determine
specific label instructions to protect against and reduce the occurrence of
spray drift, such as droplet sizes and buffer distances, for each pesticide
and use. Additionally, if EPA identifies spray drift risks for people living
or working nearby or non-target species, the agency will protect against those
risks.
As part of this action, going forward EPA will now include a chemical specific
human health spray drift analysis for:
New active ingredients: any new submissions for domestic uses of new active
ingredients.
New uses and amended uses: any new use and amended use registration
submissions where that active ingredient has previously received a chemical
specific spray drift analysis.
Currently pending registrations: registration actions that are currently under
review with the agency, when possible.
To read more about how the agency will implement this change, see the document
entitled Implementing Chemical Specific Human Health Spray Drift Analysis into
Pesticide Registration Actions, July 2024. Information on the methodology for
conducting human health quantitative spray drift analysis can be found in the
document entitled Residential Exposure Assessment Standard Operating
Procedures Addenda 1: Consideration of Spray Drift. These documents can be
found at docket ID EPA-HQ-OPP-2013-0676 at the Regulations.gov page.
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