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Chlorpyrifos restrictions could be in store in California

07/30/18 6:37 PM By Steve Davies
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The California Department of Pesticide Regulation should list chlorpyrifos as a toxic air contaminant, a state scientific panel has recommended following review of a comprehensive risk assessment of the widely used insecticide.
KEYWORDS California Department of Pesticide Regulation Californians for Pesticide Reform chlorpyrifos Corteva Agriscience Environmental Protection Agency Natural Resources Defense Council organophosphates
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