• Background
  1996
• EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
  1997
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Draft Reports
  1999
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Peer Input Workshop
  1999
• Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
  to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
  1999
• Supplemental Federal Register Notice
  Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop
  1999
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
  Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM).
  1998
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
  1997
• Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  1997

Background
1996

• EFED's Summary of the May 29-31, 1996 SAP Review of Ecological Risk Assessment Methodologies for Pesticides. April 14, 1997.

• Search EPA ArchiveFIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment of Carbofuran Flowable Products.

• Search EPA ArchiveFIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Corn Cluster Ecological Risk Assessment.

EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveEvaluating Ecological Risk: Developing FIFRA Probabilistic Tools and Processes.

Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Draft Reports
1999

• Search EPA ArchiveECOFRAM Aquatic Draft Report (PDF) (450pp, 3.1MB)
  J. Giddings, Springborn Laboratories Inc. and P. Hendley, Zeneca Ag Products

• ECOFRAM Terrestrial Draft Report

Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Peer Input Workshop
1999

• Search EPA ArchiveCharge to the Peer Input Workshop Panel Members

• Search EPA ArchivePeer Input Panel Members

• Search EPA ArchiveAgenda: Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

• Search EPA ArchiveAgenda: Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Comments from Aquatic Peer Input Panel

  • Search EPA ArchiveTerri Barry, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

  • Search EPA ArchivePeter Delorme, Pest Management Regulatory Agency

  • Search EPA ArchiveSteve L. Foss, Washington State Department of Agriculture

  • Search EPA ArchiveKathryn Gallagher, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveJohn P. Giesy, Michigan State University

  • Search EPA ArchiveRobert Graney, Bayer Corporation

  • Search EPA ArchiveJan B.H.J. Linders, RIVM-CSR

  • Search EPA ArchiveMiachel Rexrode, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveWilliam van der Schalie, Office of Research and Development

• Comments from Terrestrial Input Panel

  • Timothy Barry, Office of Economy and Evaluation (not available)

  • Search EPA ArchiveSandra Bird, Office of Research and Development

  • Search EPA ArchiveGeorge P. Cobb, Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Health Science Center

  • Search EPA ArchivePeter Edwards, Zeneca Agrochemicals

  • Search EPA ArchiveMichael L. Lavine, Duke University

  • Search EPA ArchiveRobert Luttik, Center for Substances and Risk Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveDwayne Moore, The Cadmus Group

  • Search EPA ArchiveEdward W. Odenkirchen, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveGlenn Suter, Office of Research and Development

  • Search EPA ArchiveDouglas J. Urban, Office of Pesticide Programs

• Search EPA ArchiveSummary of the ECOFRAM Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Search EPA ArchiveSummary of the ECOFRAM Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
1999

Supplemental Federal Register Notice
Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop.
1999

Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1998

• Search EPA ArchiveECOFRAM Update - Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tools for Pesticides

• Background and Implementation Posters

  • Search EPA ArchivePhase I: Technical Development of Probabilistic Tools and Methods Poster

  • Search EPA ArchivePhase II: Evaluation of ECOFRAM Results and Development of Implementation Options

• Aquatic Risk Assessment Posters

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Exposure Assessment
    Preliminary Findings of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) : V. Aquatic Exposure Assessment
    Paul Hendley (Zeneca Ag Products), James Baker (Iowa State Univ.), Lawrence Burns (EPA-ORD Athens), David Farrar (EPA OPP), Alan Hosmer (Novartis), David Jones (EPA OPP), Walton Low (USGS)

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Effects Analysis
    PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ECOLOGICAL COMMITTEE ON FIFRA RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS (ECOFRAM): VI. AQUATIC EFFECTS ANALYSIS
    ECOFRAM Aquatic Effects Subcommittee: Jeff Giddings, chair (Springborn), Larry Barnthouse (LWB Environmental), David Farrar (EPA), Tilghman Hall (Bayer), Mike McKee (Monsanto), Mike Newman (VIMS), Kevin Reinert (Rohm & Haas), Bob Sebastien (Environment Canada), Keith Solomon (U. Guelph), Ann Stavola (EPA), Les Touart (EPA), Randy Wentsel (EPA)

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Risk Characterization and Tiered Risk Assessment Process
    PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ECOLOGICAL COMMITTEE ON FIFRA RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS (ECOFRAM): VII. AQUATIC RISK CHARACTERIZATION AND TIERED RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS
    ECOFRAM Aquatic Exposure and Effects Subcommittees

• Terrestrial Risk Assessment Posters and Report

  • Search EPA ArchiveIntroduction and Problem Formulation

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Assessment for Dietary Route

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure via Ingestion of Granules

  • Search EPA ArchiveEffects Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveRisk Characterization

  • Search EPA ArchiveReport: Preliminary Conclusions and General Recommendations

Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveWorkgroup Formation and Process Poster
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: I. Workgroup Formation and Process
  I. M. Sunzenauer and D.S. Spatz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and D. Fischer, Bayer Corporation

• Aquatic Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (2pp, 269K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: III Aquatic Exposure Assessment
    Paul Hendley, Zeneca Ag. Products; James Baker, Iowa State University; Lawrence Burns, US EPA; David Farrar, US EPA; Alan Hosmer, Novartis; David Jones, US EPA; Walton Low, USGS; Mark Russell, DuPont Ag. Products; Mari Stavanja, Bureau of Pesticides, Florida; Martin Williams, Waterborne Environmental and James Wolf, US EPA

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster (PDF) (3pp, 48K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk - The ECOFRAM Aquatic Exposure and Aquatic Effects Subgroups

• Terrestrial Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveEffects Subgroup Poster
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: V. Terrestrial Effects Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (19pp, 111K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: VI. Terrestrial Exposure Assessment
    Ed Fite(Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Larry Brewer, Ecotoxicology and Biosystems Analysis, Inc.; Kristin Brugger, Dupont Agricultural Products; David Fischer, Bayer Corporation; Andy Hart, Ministry of Agriculture, United Kingdom; Dennis Laskowski, DowElanco; Paul Mastradone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Robert Menzer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Daryl Moorhead, Texas Tech. University; Henry Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ron Parker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Carolyn Raffensperger, Science and Environmental Health Network; Duane Wolf, University of Arkansas

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: VII. Terrestrial Risk Assessment

Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveWorkgroup Formation and Process - Poster
  I. Sunzenauer

• Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Risk Assessment - Presentation
  J. Giddings, Springborn Laboratories Inc. and P. Hendley, Zeneca Ag Products

• Search EPA ArchiveTerrestrial Risk Assessment - Presentation
  M. Willig, Texas Tech University and E. Fite, US EPA