EPA's pesticide program reviews subject studies in support of drinking water exposure and ecological risk assessments. The two guidance documents provide study review guides and a report guide to help our scientists uniformly consider issues, data, and formatting relevant to efficiently review environmental fate studies.
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Guidance for Reviewing Environmental Fate Studies (PDF)(144 pp, 4 MB,
May 17, 2012)
Study Review Guides for reviewing environmental fate studies including: Hydrolysis; Aqueous Photolysis; Soil Photolysis; Soil Metabolism; Aquatic Metabolism; Batch Equilibrium; Field Dissipation
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Additional Guidance for Reviewing Environmental Fate Studies (PDF)(84 pp, 782 K,
December 20, 2012)
Study Review Guides including: Laboratory Volatility; Field Volatility; Fish and Oyster BCF; Sample Storage Stability; Prospective Ground Water Monitoring. Report Review Guide: Environmental Chemistry Method (ECM) and Independent Laboratory Validation (ILV)