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Inert Reassessment Document for Dimethyl Ether - CAS No. 115-10-6

The existing dimethyl ether exemption from the requirement of a tolerance under 40 CFR 180.930 is for use on animals only. Dimethyl ether is used as an inert ingredient in a variety of livestock insect sprays and foggers/space sprays for animal living quarters.

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Inert Reassessment Decision Document for Dimethyl Ether (PDF)(16 pp, 81 K)