In regulating pesticides, EPA uses the best available scientific data and methods to ensure that decisions are protective of human health and the environment. On the methods development front, EPA is developing cutting edge techniques to allow assessment of the combined risks of all routes of exposure to a pesticide, as well as the cumulative effects of a group of substances that act the same way in the body.
Risk assessments are available for many pesticides.
Seven members make up the panel which are drawn from the scientific community. From the combined list of twelve nominees, the Agency selects a new permanent panel member. This Committee gives advice and counsel to the Administrator of EPA and the Secretary of Agriculture regarding strategic approaches for pest management planning and tolerance reassessment for pesticides as required by the Food Quality Protection Act of 1996. EPA releases a draft of each document for public comment. Endocrine disruptors - Details EPA s activities related to these chemicals, which interfere with the development, growth, reproduction, and behavior in human beings and animals.