So is it legal to sell chlorpyrifos if you market it as house paint, incense, or fabric softener?  Need an EPA law expert here to chime in.

Rob Toreki

On Sep 11, 2018, at 3:59 PM, Peter Zavon <pzavon**At_Symbol_Here**ROCHESTER.RR.COM> wrote:

 

Have I missed something?  The use Monona describes is clearly not for killing or controlling pests.  How, then, is it subject to EPA pesticide regulation?

 

I know, that is bureaucratic silo-ing, but isn't that the nature of bureaucracy?

 

 

Peter Zavon, CIH
Penfield, NY

PZAVON**At_Symbol_Here**Rochester.rr.com

 

 

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OMG and then some.  See https://www3.epa.gov/pesticides/chem_search/ppls/005481-00091-20120214.pdf and scroll down to the part where it says "Metaldehyde is a systemic toxin. There is no antidote. The following instructions are meant for laypeople. There is no home treatment. Exposed individuals and animals should receive emergency care as quickly as possible."  And keep on reading from there.

 

Given that it is classified by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) as a Restricted Use Pesticide (RUP), I'd call in a HazMat response to the film location and tell them to send the manufacturer the bill.  And ask a class action lawyer for a referral fee.

 

Who the heck is selling this pesticide for such egregiously unlawful use? 

 

Report the violation here: https://echo.epa.gov/report-environmental-violations   See also https://www.epa.gov/pesticide-incidents/how-report-spills-and-environmental-violations  I wonder if there are financial rewards for reporting incidents like this?

 

Rob Toreki

 

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