State pesticide regulatory programs: themes and variations

Occup Med. 1997 Apr-Jun;12(2):371-85.

Abstract

State pesticide regulation varies with region, with the amount and type of agriculture, with pesticide use, and with political conditions that are sometimes volatile and unpredictable. Dr. Arne offers an overview of state regulatory programs and their connections to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Chemical Industry / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Documentation / standards
  • Environmental Pollution / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Humans
  • Pesticides* / chemistry
  • Pesticides* / toxicity
  • Program Evaluation
  • Registries
  • State Government
  • United States
  • United States Department of Agriculture
  • United States Environmental Protection Agency*

Substances

  • Pesticides