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2. California Department of Pesticide Regulation - Wikipedia

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   The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, also known as DPR or CDPR, is one of six boards and departments of the California Environmental Protection Agency (Cal/EPA). The stated mission of DPR is "to protect human health and the environment by regulating pesticide sales and use, and by fostering reduced-risk pest management ."

3. Pesticide regulation in the United States - Wikipedia

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   California is the only state that requires a permit in addition to a license in order to use restricted pesticides. The county agricultural commissioner examines the permit application to determine if there is potential harm to people or the environment.

4. Pesticide Drift Exposure Response Act - Wikipedia

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   Due to this large amount of produce production there is also a large amount of pesticide use. According to a data report from California's Department of Pesticide Regulation, in 2017 there were a total of 205 million pounds of applied active ingredients, chemicals in pesticides that control pests, [2] and there were 104 million acres treated in ...

5. Pesticide and fertilizer recertification sessions set ... - AOL

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6. California Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment

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   Other California success stories include reducing the use of toxic pesticides in flea collars and no-pest strips and removal of a cancer-causing chemical from office supplies. OEHHA maintains a list of hazardous arts and crafts supplies that contain toxic substances which pose health dangers to children. California elementary schools are ...

7. The dirty secret of California's legal weed - AOL

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   The agency is now scrambling to initiate California's first market tests for pesticides, sending a recent email warning license holders of coming "product embargos, voluntary and mandatory recalls ...

8. Thanks to termite tents, California is top U.S. emitter of a ...

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   The new study is not the first time the pesticide has faced scrutiny. In 2022, environmental groups filed a petition with the state requesting that use of the gas be phased out.. The Center for ...

9. Pesticides in the United States - Wikipedia

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   The Pesticide Data Program, [23] a program started by the United States Department of Agriculture is the largest tester of pesticide residues on food sold in the United States. It began in 1991 and tests food for the presence of various pesticides and if they exceed EPA tolerance levels for samples