Location: Southeast Watershed Research
2018 Annual Report
Objectives
Determine magnitude of the residues of pesticides in minor crops and conduct other residue studies as appropriate in support of registration petitions submitted to EPA by IR-4. Work primarily with reduced-risk compounds to replace uses that continue to be lost due to the tolerance reassessment mandated by the Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA) of 1996.
Approach
All work will be in compliance with 40 CFR Part 160, "Good Laboratory Practice Standards." Analytical methodology, Standard Operating Procedures, and GLP documentation will be updated for the project as needed. Priorities and assignments of crop/pesticide combinations for analysis are determined at an annual meeting. Crop samples will be obtained from IR-4 Field Projects and analyzed by methods approved by EPA. Laboratory residue data and all required documentation will be reported to IR-4 Headquarters.
Progress Report
At the request of growers, pesticide residue research was conducted on pesticide/crop combinations (projects) to address specific insect, weed, and plant disease problems on minor crops. The Tifton Interregional Research Project (IR-4) Laboratory located at the Crop Protection and Management Research Unit, Tifton, GA, initiated or continued pesticide residue analyses on samples from 6 projects covering 46 field trials conducted throughout the United States by ARS and NIFA field cooperators. Work was completed and final reports submitted to IR-4 Headquarters for another 5 projects covering 45 field trials: the fungicide ipconazole on onion (seed treatment), the herbicide clopyralid on strawberry, caneberry, and onion (dry bulb), and the insecticide bifenthrin on clover. EPA will establish pesticide residue tolerances based on this data so the growers of these crops will have the pest control tools that they requested.
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