Pesticides, EDB, 1983-1987
File — Box: 168, Folder: 4
Identifier: CAC_CC_051_9_168_4_0000
Contains various materials pertaining to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ordering the immediate emergency suspension of the pesticide ethylene dibromide (EDB) in 1983 as a soil fumigant for agricultural crops and the cancellation and phase out of all other major pesticide uses of EDB. Includes materials dated in 1987 on the EPA cutting safety reviews in order to meet increasing disposal costs for banned pesticides.
Dates
- 1983-1987
Language of Materials
English
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The following series are stored off-site: Campaign, Subject, Office, Press, Speeches, and Correspondence.
The following series are stored off-site: Campaign, Subject, Office, Press, Speeches, and Correspondence.
Extent
69 Items
Repository Details
Part of the Carl Albert Center Congressional and Political Collections Repository