September 13, 2005

Objections and Request for Hearing

Docket No. OPP-2005-0174

Sulfuryl fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance. Final Rule.

Submitted to US EPA by:

Chris Neurath, Paul Connett, Ellen Connett, Michael Connett
Fluoride Action Network

Richard Wiles, Sr. Vice President
Environmental Working Group

Jay Feldman, Executive Director
Beyond Pesticides/National Coalition Against the Misuse of Pesticides

• Submission

• References used in the Submission with links to full text and abstracts

• Supplementary Objection and Request for Hearing. Submission by Chris Neurath.

TABLES (included separately as Attachments to Submission)

Table 1. Sulfuryl Fluoride: Brain effects from animal studies

Table 2. Sulfuryl Fluoride: Thyroid, Adrenal Cortex, Heart, Kidney, Lung effects from animal studies

Table 3. Fluoride Studies on Brain effects

Table 4. Fluoride Studies on IQ and Behavioral effects

Table 5. Fluoride Studies on G-Proteins

Table 6. Fluoride Studies on Male Reproductive System effects

Appendix A

March 23, 2004. Objections and Request for Hearing in the matter of Sulfuryl fluoride; Pesticide Tolerance. Final Rule. Docket control number OPP-204-0373. Submitted to U.S EPA by Fluoride Action Network and Beyond Pesticides.
(Attachment to Submission; online at http://www.fluorideaction.org/epa-sf.pdf)

Appendix B

Comments on Sprando and Collins et. al. studies: Effects in Control groups compared to NaF treated groups.
(Attachment to Submission; online at http://www.fluorideaction.org/pesticides/epa-sf/appendix.b.sprando-collins.pdf)

Appendix C

March 30, 2005. Submission to the National Research Council Committee: Toxicologic Risk of Fluoride in Drinking Water; BEST-K-02-05-A. From Fluoride Action Network.
(Attachment to Submission; online at http://www.fluoridealert.org/fan-nrc.final.pdf)

See also

• September 21, 2005 Press Release

• 9-24-2005. Additions to Submission of September 13, 2005
• 9-21-2005. Errata; and enclosing more reference papers. Submitted to US EPA.
• 9-17-2005. Errata and additions to submission of Sept 13, 2005. Submitted to US EPA

• July 15, 2005, Final Rule on fluoride tolerances for sulfuryl fluoride

• All fluoride tolerances in food

• Environmental Working Group website

• Beyond Pesticides website

 

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