EPA issues emergency order to suspend use of pesticide Dacthal

For the first time in nearly 40 years, the Environmental Protection Agency issued an emergency order on Tuesday to suspend use of the pesticide dimethyl tetrachloroterephthalate, also known as DCPA and Dacthal. “DCPA is so dangerous it needs to be removed from the market immediately,” said Michael Freedhoff, an EPA chemical safety official. Dacthal is… » Read More

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