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CED-80-116 1 (1980-08-05)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabavq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 3-199618 AUGUST 5,1980 The Honorable Douglas M. Costle Administrator, Environmental Protection Agency 112944 Dear Mr. Costle: SUBJECT: eed For a Formal Risk/Benefit Review of the Pesticide Chlordanej(CED-80-116) We have been reviewing the adequacy of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) regulation of pesticides used in and around the home. During our review we found that chlordane, a pesticide used for subsurface ground injection for termite control, may pose unreasonable risks to man and the environment. We believe EPA should initiate a formal risk/benefit review of chlordane's use for termite control to determine whether the pesticide's registered uses should be limited or canceled. Additionally, we believe EPA should determine whether the health of people living in certain types of homes treated with chlordane is adversely affected and work with other Federal agencies to take appropriate actions to reduce risk to public health. PESTICIDE REGULATION EPA is the primary regulator of pesticides. Its authority is contained in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.), as amended and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (21 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), as amended. Under FIFRA, a pesticide can generally not be sold, shipped, or delivered unless EPA has registered it. FIFRA further provides that EPA can only unconditionally register a pesticide if it determines, among other things, that the pesticide will perform its intended function without, causing * * *any unreasonable risk to man or the environment, taking into account the economic, social, and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide. The 1972 amendments to FIFRA require EPA to insure strict human health and environmental protection from $/'. .,7$ 7(089000) ifCo ? %i/

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