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Pesticides: EPA's Use of Benefit Assessments in Regulating Pesticides

RCED-91-52 Published: Mar 07, 1991. Publicly Released: Apr 09, 1991.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) practices for considering the benefits of food-use pesticides, focusing on the: (1) EPA definition and quantification of the benefits of food-use pesticides; and (2) the role of benefit assessment in EPA tolerance and registration decisions.

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Agricultural productionCarcinogensCost effectiveness analysisDecision makingEconometric modelingFood additivesPesticide regulationPesticidesBudgetingPest control