Pesticides: EPA's Efforts to Collect and Take Action on Exposure Incident Data
RCED-95-163
Published: Jul 12, 1995. Publicly Released: Jul 25, 1995.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) monitoring of human exposures to pesticides, focusing on whether EPA: (1) collects data on exposure arising from the use on nonagricultural pesticides; (2) takes action in response to potential health risks from such exposure; and (3) receives sufficient information to assess whether unacceptable risks are occurring.
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