Epa Copper Fact Sheet

This fact sheet summarizes the information in the red document for copper containing pesticides hereon referred to as copper in cases 0636 0649 4025 and 4026.

Epa copper fact sheet.

In february 2008 the u s. Those serving over 50 000. Epa office of pesticide programs subject. View information about lead in drinking water in 1991 epa published a regulation to control lead and copper in drinking water.

Fact sheet for copper octanoate. Environmental protection agency epa approved the registration of 275 antimicrobial copper alloys. Epa s proposed lead and copper rule revisions general fact sheet lcr proposal summary and key improvements you may need a pdf reader to view some of the files on this page. Fact sheet for copper octanoate keywords.

The rule applies to about 67 000 water systems which serve over 300 million people. Public education and consumer notification requirements for non transient non community water systems fact sheet pdf 4 pp 262 k about pdf epa 816 f 08 20 june 2008 implementing the lead public education provisions of the lead and copper rule. This fact sheet summarizes the information in the red document for copper containing pesticides hereon referred to as copper in cases 0636 0649 4025 and 4026. By april 2011 that number expanded to 355.

Exposure to lead and copper may cause health problems ranging from stomach distress to brain damage. This permits public health claims that copper brass and bronze are capable of killing harmful potentially deadly bacteria. Antimicrobial copper copper fact 1. 2003 draft updated aquatic life copper criteria november 2003 epa has published a draft document 2003 draft update of ambient water quality criteria for copper epa 822 r 03 026 containing updated freshwater and saltwater aquatic life criteria for copper.

Regulatory history the first registration for a copper containing pesticide for agricultural uses was issued in 1956. When a pesticide is eligible for reregistration epa explains the basis for its decision in a reregistration eligibility decision red document. Lead and copper enter drinking water primarily through plumbing materials. Implementation of the lcr over the past twenty five years has resulted in major improvements in public health.

In 1991 the epa published the lead and copper rule lcr which aims to reduce lead and copper in drinking water. Since the promulgation of the lead and copper rule the number of the nation s largest drinking water systems i e. Epa is continuing to work with primacy agencies to ensure that the lcr is being properly implemented. Lead and copper rule.

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