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Deadline Approaching to Stop Retail Sale of Most Chlorpyrifos Home Use Products The following information is courtesy of Diane G. Alston, Associate Professor, Department of Biology, Utah State University. EPA is reissuing a notice to retailers as a reminder that the retailers' stop sale date is December 31, 2001, for almost all chlorpyrifos home use products and many other indoor and outdoor non-residential use products to which children could be exposed. The notice provides information for retailers on what to do with chlorpyrifos inventories remaining after December 31, 2001. After that date, consumers may still use chlorpyrifos residential products according to label directions and precautions. If consumers choose to discontinue use, they should contact their state or local hazardous waste disposal program or local solid waste collection service for information on proper disposal. EPA first issued the notice to retailers in January 2001, as a follow-up to the June 8, 2000, Agency announcement on an agreement with pesticide manufacturers to phase out and eliminate many uses of chlorpyrifos, one of the most widely used insecticides in the United States. The notice to retailers is available on EPA's website at www.epa.gov/oppfead1/cb/csb_page/updates/noticedursb.htm. A list of state hazardous waste, solid waste, and pesticide disposal contacts is available at www.epa.gov/opp1/cb/csb_page/updates/table-chlorp.pdf . Information on chlorpyrifos and the Agency's June 2000 risk mitigation agreement with the manufacturers is available athttp://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/chlorpyrifos.htm . Additional information is available from the Communications Services Branch in the Office of Pesticide Programs at (703) 305-5214. Chlorpyrifos or dursban has been widely used as a home and garden insecticide for many years. it was used to control wood boring insects, termites and many other pests. Suggested replacements for these uses will be added to the website as information becomes available during the growing season. Larry A. Sagers Regional Horticulturist Utah State University Thanksgiving Point Office
