Document ID: EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0230-0202
Agency: epa
Document Type: Supporting & Related Material
Title: 
Posted Date: 2012-06-21T04:00Z

Note:  Weblinks to publicly accessible abstracts for the four copyright protected articles submitted by Syngenta as part of their written comments

Syngenta submitted four copyright protected journal articles as part of their written comments related to charge questions under Topic B. These are: 1) Baxter et. al., 2011, 2) Knauert et. al., 2010, 3) Brain et al., 2012a and 4) Brain et al., 2012b.  EPA does not post any materials subject to the provisions of the copyright protection law, Title 17 U.S. Code, which governs the making and distribution of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted materials.  This means that only the meta-data for each article is provided in the public e-docket  accessible by going to http://www.Regulations.gov and entering the FIFRA SAP meeting docket, EPA-HQ-OPP-2012-0230. A copy of each article is kept in the EPA public docket for public viewing.

Subsequent to their submissions to the SAP meeting docket, Dan Campbell (Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC) sent an e-mail to Sharlene Matten, DFO, which provided the weblinks to the publicly accessible abstracts for each of the four copyright protected articles shown in the table below.  The weblinks provide a means of easy access to the publicly available information concerning these journal articles.  These are shown in the table below.

Table 1. Weblinks to publicly available abstracts for the four copyright protected articles
Journal Article
Electronic Link to Publicly Available Abstract
Baxter, L.R. et. al., "Atrazine Does Not Affect Algal Biomass of Snail Populations in Microcosm Communities at Environmentally Relevant Concentrations", Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 30, No. 7, pp. 1689 - 1696, 2011
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.552/abstract

Knauert S, et. al.,"Phytotoxicity of atrazine, isoproturon, and diuron to submersed macrophytes in outdoor mesocosms". Environ Pollut 158:167-174, 2010:  
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2009.07.023 

Brain RA, Hoberg J, Hosmer AJ, and Wall SB. 2012a. Influence of light intensity on the toxicity of atrazine to the submerged freshwater macrophyte Elodea canadensis. Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety 79:55 - 61.: 
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147651311004581

Brain, R.A., et. al., "Recovery of Duckweed from the Time-Varying Exposure to Atrazine", Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, Vol. 31, No. 5, pp. 1121 - 1128, 2012b:  
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/etc.1806/abstract

For additional information, contact the FIFRA SAP Designated Federal Official, Sharlene R. Matten, Ph.D. tel: 202-564-0130; email: matten.sharlene@epa.gov.