NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEM FOR THE REGIONAL IPM CENTERS
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            The Ecological Fate and Effects Division of the Office of Pesticide Programs is continuing efforts to develop a database of presently known ecotoxicity endpoints for registered pesticides used in the U.S. Toxicity data on over 660 active ingredients and 761 individual active ingredients, metabolites, and multi ingredient formulations are presently included in the database. The toxicity data inputed into the data base is compiled from actual studies reviewed by EPA in conjunction with pesticide registration or reregistration and studies performed by USEPA, USDA and USFWS laboratories which have been reviewed by Ecological Effects Branch biologists and judged acceptable for use in the ecological risk assessment process. The database presently contains entries for over 14,500 acute and chronic ecotox studies on terrestrial and aquatic plants, aquatic invertebrates, insects, amphibians, fish, birds, reptiles, and wild mammals. The database is written in DBase III+ and contains 32 fields per record entry. Each record entry summarizes one ecotoxicity study for one species or one toxicity endpoint from a multiple species study.

The Branch has received numerous requests for information contained within the database. Draft versions of the database are being released and initial response has been positive. Approximately 20 requests per month are being processed by the Division for international, federal and state agencies as well as private environmental consulting firms, agricultural associations, and industrial groups. Eventually the database will be incorporated into the planned OPP online systems and websites. The electronic copy of the DBF file that you have received is compressed using the WINZIP program. You will need to unzip this file, import it into your own database software program and then reindex the data before the database can be used. All explanatory materials are written in Wordperfect 9 word processing software. Please be cautioned that this is not a finalized version and further corrections may occur as further QA is conducted.

For further information contact Brian Montague, U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (7507C), Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C.,20460. Phone:703-305-6438 FAX:703-305-6309

EMAIL Address: Montague.Brian@epamail.epa.gov

Caution Statement

Guidance for Database Use (pdf file)

Database Access

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