Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)

• Background
  1996
• EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
  1997
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Draft Reports
  1999
• Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  Peer Input Workshop
  1999
• Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
  to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
  1999
• Supplemental Federal Register Notice
  Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop
  1999
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
  Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM).
  1998
• Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry.
  Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
  1997
• Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
  1997

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Background
1996

• EFED's Summary of the May 29-31, 1996 SAP Review of Ecological Risk Assessment Methodologies for Pesticides. April 14, 1997.

• Search EPA ArchiveFIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Ecological Risk Assessment of Carbofuran Flowable Products.

• Search EPA ArchiveFIFRA Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP). May 29-31, 1996. Report: A Set of Scientific Issues Being Considered by the Agency in Connection with EPA's Corn Cluster Ecological Risk Assessment.

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EPA's Initiative to Revise the Ecological Assessment Process for Pesticides
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveEvaluating Ecological Risk: Developing FIFRA Probabilistic Tools and Processes.

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Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Draft Reports
1999

• Search EPA ArchiveECOFRAM Aquatic Draft Report (PDF) (450pp, 3.1MB)
  J. Giddings, Springborn Laboratories Inc. and P. Hendley, Zeneca Ag Products

• ECOFRAM Terrestrial Draft Report

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Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
Peer Input Workshop
1999

• Search EPA ArchiveCharge to the Peer Input Workshop Panel Members

• Search EPA ArchivePeer Input Panel Members

• Search EPA ArchiveAgenda: Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

• Search EPA ArchiveAgenda: Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Comments from Aquatic Peer Input Panel

  • Search EPA ArchiveTerri Barry, California Department of Pesticide Regulation

  • Search EPA ArchivePeter Delorme, Pest Management Regulatory Agency

  • Search EPA ArchiveSteve L. Foss, Washington State Department of Agriculture

  • Search EPA ArchiveKathryn Gallagher, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveJohn P. Giesy, Michigan State University

  • Search EPA ArchiveRobert Graney, Bayer Corporation

  • Search EPA ArchiveJan B.H.J. Linders, RIVM-CSR

  • Search EPA ArchiveMiachel Rexrode, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveWilliam van der Schalie, Office of Research and Development

• Comments from Terrestrial Input Panel

  • Timothy Barry, Office of Economy and Evaluation (not available)

  • Search EPA ArchiveSandra Bird, Office of Research and Development

  • Search EPA ArchiveGeorge P. Cobb, Texas Tech University and the Texas Tech Health Science Center

  • Search EPA ArchivePeter Edwards, Zeneca Agrochemicals

  • Search EPA ArchiveMichael L. Lavine, Duke University

  • Search EPA ArchiveRobert Luttik, Center for Substances and Risk Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveDwayne Moore, The Cadmus Group

  • Search EPA ArchiveEdward W. Odenkirchen, Office of Pesticide Programs

  • Search EPA ArchiveGlenn Suter, Office of Research and Development

  • Search EPA ArchiveDouglas J. Urban, Office of Pesticide Programs

• Search EPA ArchiveSummary of the ECOFRAM Terrestrial Peer Input Workshop

• Search EPA ArchiveSummary of the ECOFRAM Aquatic Peer Input Workshop

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Federal Register Notice Announcing a public peer input workshop
to review the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) draft reports
1999

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Supplemental Federal Register Notice
Announcing seating availability and information on public comments for the public peer input workshop.
1999

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. Charlotte, NC.
Status Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1998

• Search EPA ArchiveECOFRAM Update - Probabilistic Risk Assessment Tools for Pesticides

• Background and Implementation Posters

  • Search EPA ArchivePhase I: Technical Development of Probabilistic Tools and Methods Poster

  • Search EPA ArchivePhase II: Evaluation of ECOFRAM Results and Development of Implementation Options

• Aquatic Risk Assessment Posters

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Exposure Assessment
    Preliminary Findings of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM) : V. Aquatic Exposure Assessment
    Paul Hendley (Zeneca Ag Products), James Baker (Iowa State Univ.), Lawrence Burns (EPA-ORD Athens), David Farrar (EPA OPP), Alan Hosmer (Novartis), David Jones (EPA OPP), Walton Low (USGS)

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Effects Analysis
    PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ECOLOGICAL COMMITTEE ON FIFRA RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS (ECOFRAM): VI. AQUATIC EFFECTS ANALYSIS
    ECOFRAM Aquatic Effects Subcommittee: Jeff Giddings, chair (Springborn), Larry Barnthouse (LWB Environmental), David Farrar (EPA), Tilghman Hall (Bayer), Mike McKee (Monsanto), Mike Newman (VIMS), Kevin Reinert (Rohm & Haas), Bob Sebastien (Environment Canada), Keith Solomon (U. Guelph), Ann Stavola (EPA), Les Touart (EPA), Randy Wentsel (EPA)

  • Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Risk Characterization and Tiered Risk Assessment Process
    PRELIMINARY FINDINGS OF THE ECOLOGICAL COMMITTEE ON FIFRA RISK ASSESSMENT METHODS (ECOFRAM): VII. AQUATIC RISK CHARACTERIZATION AND TIERED RISK ASSESSMENT PROCESS
    ECOFRAM Aquatic Exposure and Effects Subcommittees

• Terrestrial Risk Assessment Posters and Report

  • Search EPA ArchiveIntroduction and Problem Formulation

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Assessment for Dietary Route

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure via Ingestion of Granules

  • Search EPA ArchiveEffects Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveRisk Characterization

  • Search EPA ArchiveReport: Preliminary Conclusions and General Recommendations

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Society for Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry
Interactive Poster Session. San Francisco, CA.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveWorkgroup Formation and Process Poster
  Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: I. Workgroup Formation and Process
  I. M. Sunzenauer and D.S. Spatz, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and D. Fischer, Bayer Corporation

• Aquatic Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (2pp, 269K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: III Aquatic Exposure Assessment
    Paul Hendley, Zeneca Ag. Products; James Baker, Iowa State University; Lawrence Burns, US EPA; David Farrar, US EPA; Alan Hosmer, Novartis; David Jones, US EPA; Walton Low, USGS; Mark Russell, DuPont Ag. Products; Mari Stavanja, Bureau of Pesticides, Florida; Martin Williams, Waterborne Environmental and James Wolf, US EPA

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster (PDF) (3pp, 48K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk - The ECOFRAM Aquatic Exposure and Aquatic Effects Subgroups

• Terrestrial Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveEffects Subgroup Poster
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: V. Terrestrial Effects Assessment

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure Subgroup Poster (PDF) (19pp, 111K)
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: VI. Terrestrial Exposure Assessment
    Ed Fite(Chair), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Larry Brewer, Ecotoxicology and Biosystems Analysis, Inc.; Kristin Brugger, Dupont Agricultural Products; David Fischer, Bayer Corporation; Andy Hart, Ministry of Agriculture, United Kingdom; Dennis Laskowski, DowElanco; Paul Mastradone, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Robert Menzer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Daryl Moorhead, Texas Tech. University; Henry Nelson, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Ron Parker, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency; Carolyn Raffensperger, Science and Environmental Health Network; Duane Wolf, University of Arkansas

  • Search EPA ArchiveExposure and Effects Combined Workgroup Poster
    Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods: VII. Terrestrial Risk Assessment

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Society for Risk Analysis. Washington D.C.
Progress Report of the Ecological Committee on FIFRA Risk Assessment Methods (ECOFRAM)
1997

• Search EPA ArchiveWorkgroup Formation and Process - Poster
  I. Sunzenauer

• Search EPA ArchiveAquatic Risk Assessment - Presentation
  J. Giddings, Springborn Laboratories Inc. and P. Hendley, Zeneca Ag Products

• Search EPA ArchiveTerrestrial Risk Assessment - Presentation
  M. Willig, Texas Tech University and E. Fite, US EPA

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