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February 26, 2021
Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility (PEER) argued on Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) downgraded the risk of cancer from use of âone of the nationâs most popular fumigants,â dichloropropene (1,3-D), which is produced by Dow Chemical under the brand Telone and ignored science showing that the pesticide does cause cancer.
According to a press release from PEER, the EPA downgraded its classification in 2020 from âlikely to be carcinogenic to humansâ to âsuggestive evidence of carcinogenic potential.â Telone is reportedly used as a soil fumigant and a nematicide. PEER asked for an examination of the downgrade, along with the âcomposition of (the) EPAâs Cancer Assessment Review Committee and the rigor of its procedures.â