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Bibliography Tag: policy and politics

EPA, 1994a

Environmental Protection Agency, March 2, 1994, Scientific Data Review on Glyphosate and AMPA residues, Office of Prevention, Pesticides, and Toxic Substances.

SUMMARY:

This document contains information to be presented to the Health Effects Division Metabolism Committee at a meeting on March 9, 1994 about Glyphosate and AMPA regulation.  FULL TEXT

EPA, 1992b

Environmental Protection Agency, December 15, 1992, “Dietary Exposure Analysis for Glyphosate in Support of the Reregistration Eligibility Document,” Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

SUMMARY:

Memo provides a Dietary Risk Evaluation System for glyphosate as part of the reregistration process.  This document confirms that EPA has changed the RfD to 2.0 mg/kg/day.  FULL TEXT

EPA, 1991

Environmental Protection Agency, October 30, 1991, Memo on the second peer review of glyphosate oncogenicity, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

SUMMARY:

This memo reports on the conclusions of the Health Effects Division Carcinogenicity Peer Review Committee meeting of June 26, 1991 where the committee concluded that glyphosate should be classified as Group E- evidence of non-carcinogenicity.  Note that three of the committee members did not concur with the decision.  FULL TEXT

EPA, 1989

Environmental Protection Agency, January 30, 1989, Memo on  petition to increase glyphosate tolerances on  soybeans, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, Dietary Exposure Branch.

SUMMARY:

In this memo, the Dietary Exposure Branch recommends approving Monsanto’s petition to raise tolerances for soybeans to 20 ppm from 6 ppm, soybean straw from 15 to 200 ppm, and soybean hulls from 20 to 100 ppm.  FULL TEXT

EPA, 1982a

Environmental Protection Agency, February 9, 1982, Memo on Lifetime Feeding Study in Rats with Glyphosate, Office of Pesticide and Toxic Substances.

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EPA, 1986a

Environmental Protection Agency, March 11, 1986, Memo on Additional Histopathological Evaluations of Chronic Feeding Study of Glyphosate in Mice, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances.

SUMMARY:

Report of review of additional pathological and statistical information on mice kidney tumors.

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National Research Council, 1987

National Research Council, “Regulating Pesticides in Food: The Delaney Paradox,” National Academy Press, 1987.

ABSTRACT:

Not Available

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EPA, 1985b

Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on glyphosate mouse oncogenicity study, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, April 3, 1985.

SUMMARY:

This memo describes conclusions that glyphosate was found to be cancer- causing in male mice, causing kidney tumors in a dose-related manor and includes the consensus report by the committee.  FULL TEXT

EPA, 1985a

Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on the Consensus Review of Glyphosate, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, March 4, 1985.

SUMMARY:

This memo reports on a meeting of the Toxicolgy Branch in February 1985 to discuss the potential oncogenic response of glyphosate where the group classified glyphosate as a Category C oncogen, meaning it may cause cancer in humans. FULL TEXT

EPA, 1982b

Environmental Protection Agency, Memo on increase of temporary tolerances for glyphosate on soybeans, Office of Pesticides and Toxic Substances, September 3, 1982.

SUMMARY:

This memo discusses a request to increase the tolerance for glyphosate on soybean grain and hulls and describes an ADI of 0.1 mg/kg/day.  FULL TEXT

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