Endosulfan Information Request
From: Teung.F.Chin
Sent: Monday, May 17, 2010 10:35 AM
To: Rick Melnicoe, et al.
Subject: Info Needed Soon (Fw: EPA Request for information
on endosulfan use on greenhouse tomatoes)
Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or
comments.
Best regards,
Teung
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Teung F. Chin, Ph.D.
Acting Director
Office of Pest Management Policy
Agricultural Research Service
United States Department of Agriculture
LOCATED AT:
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.
Room 3871 - South Bldg. Mail Stop 0315
Washington DC, 20250-0315
Phone (202) 720-5375 Fax (202) 720-3191
Teung.F.Chin@usda.gov
http://www.ars.usda.gov/opmp
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05/13/2010 05:01 PM
To: teung.f.chin@aphis.usda.gov
cc: Kiely.Timothy@epamail.epa.gov, Wyatt.Tj@epamail.epa.gov, Atwood.Donald@epamail.epa.gov
Subject: Request for informatoin on endosulfan use on greenhouse tomatoes
Teung,
We'd appreciate any help you can provide concerning the use of endosulfan
and its importance on greenhouse tomatoes in the United States. Specifically,
can you please provide the following information relative to endosulfan
use in greenhouse tomato production? Whatever USDA can provide in the
next week or so, including any regional aspects of the use, would be
very much appreciated.
Thanks and regards,
Skee Jones
Chief
Biological Analysis Branch
Biological and Economic Analysis Division
Office of Pesticide Programs
703-305-7416
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(1) the extent of endosulfan use - i.e.,
total pounds of endosulfan active ingredient applied, proportion of operations
using endofulfan, typical application rate per application, typical number
of applications per year per operation
(2) the pest(s) that are targeted by endosulfan use in greenhouse tomato
production.
(3) the timing of endosulfan use
(4) the availability of other chemical and non-chemical controls for the
pest(s) targeted by endosulfan use
(5) the advantage(s) and disadvantage(s) (e.g., efficacy, cost, use
restrictions (REI, PHI, etc.), etc.) of endosulfan compared to other
control options
(6) the maximum REI feasible for endosulfan use on greenhouse tomatoes
