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Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act

Description: The Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) provides for federal regulation of pesticide distribution, sale, and use. All pesticides distributed or sold in the United States must be registered (licensed) by EPA. Before EPA may register a pesticide under FIFRA, the applicant must show, among other things, that using the pesticide according to specifications "will not generally cause unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.'' FIFRA defines the term ''unreasonable adver… more
Date: May 22, 2008
Creator: [United States. Congress.]
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A Human Health Perspective on Climate Change

Description: This report identifies areas of research for understanding the impact of climate change on human health. Research areas include respiratory, cardiovascular, and mental health, as well as infectious diseases, nutrition, and others.
Date: April 22, 2010
Creator: National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection: Newspaper Preservation and Access, One Page at a Time

Description: Presentation given at the Texas Conference on Digital Libraries 2019 in Austin, Texas. This presentation discusses the Texas Digital Newspaper Program (TDNP) and the Texas Borderlands Newspaper Collection, a project funded by the TexTreasures program of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC).
Date: May 22, 2019
Creator: Krahmer, Ana & Phillips, Mark Edward
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