Sodium Acifluorfen Risk Assessments Released
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CommentSubject: Sodium Acifluorfen Risk Assessments Released
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2002 13:47:40 -0400
From: Stephen Tvedten <steve@getipm.com>
Organization: Get Set Inc. (www.getipm.com)
To: Paul Helliker <phelliker@cdpr.ca.gov>
Director, State of
California, Department of Pesticide Regulation
cc: Christine Whitman whitman.christine@epa.gov
N THIS EPA UPDATE:
1) Sodium Acifluorfen Risk Assessments Released; Comments Requested on Risk Mitigation
Through a Federal Register notice published on April 12, 2002, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of the revised human health and ecological risk assessments for sodium acifluorfen, and opened a 45-day comment period for the public to submit risk mitigation proposals for this pesticide. Sodium acifluorfen, trade name Blazer, is a broad spectrum herbicide registered on agricultural crops (soybeans, peanuts and rice) for post-emergent weed control, and for use by homeowners as a spot treatment on driveways, sidewalks, and patios. EPA classifies sodium acifluorfen as a probable human carcinogen; however, the registrant is developing additional carcinogenicity data. The Agency has possible concerns regarding drinking water and aggregate risks, chronic risks for some bird species at high-use rates and risks to nontarget plants. The sodium acifluorfen risk assessments and related documents are available from the pesticide docket or from the Agency's website at http://www.epa.gov/oppsrrd1/reregistration/acifluorfen/. The Federal Register notice, which provides more detailed information on providing comments is available at http://www.epa.gov/fedrgstr. Comments are due to the Agency on May 28, 2002. EPA plans to complete a sodium acifluorfen Reregistration Eligibility Decision (RED) this year.
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