CHEMICALS CATEGORIZED BY US EPA AS LIST-1: INERTS INGREDIENTS OF TOXICOLOGICAL CONCERN
Pursuant to Section 11 of "An Act Protecting Children and Families from Harmful Pesticides," pesticide products containing "List-1: Inert ingredients of Toxicological Concern" or any equivalent categorization by the U.S. EPA are not eligible for use on the outdoor grounds of any school, day care center or school age childcare program.

Pesticide products containing an inert ingredient categorized in "List 1: Inert Ingredients of Toxicological Concern" are required to place the chemical's common name on the front of the pesticide product label. Therefore, pesticide products containing "List-1" inert ingredients can be readily identified by the product user simply by reading the front of the product label.

According to U.S. EPA, there are currently approximately 160 products that contain one of eight remaining List-1 inert ingredients. The following table lists the common names of these inert ingredients. EPA also maintains the "List-1: Inerts of Toxicological Concern" on the internet at the following web address: http://www.epa.gov/opprd001/inerts/lists.htm

Please note that the list maintained by US EPA does not contain the eighth inert ingredient, Malachite Green. EPA chooses not to list Malachite Green due to the fact that use of this eighth remaining List-1 inert ingredient will cease once the existing stocks of pesticides containing it are depleted.

PESTICIDES CLASSIFIED AS KNOWN, LIKELY, OR PROBABLE HUMAN CARCINOGENS
BY THE U.S. EPA AS OF SEPTEMBER 24, 2008*

Pursuant to MGL c132B, Section 6G., of the Massachusetts Pesticide Control Act, pesticide products containing chemicals classified as known, likely, or probable human carcinogens by the U.S. EPA or equivalently categorized by the Department of Agricultural Resources, are not eligible for use outdoors on the facility grounds of any school, day care center or school age childcare program.

Periodically the U.S. EPA publishes a list of pesticides evaluated for carcinogenic potential. The following table is based on the EPA list dated September 24th 2008. Once the EPA makes an updated list available, the Department of Agricultural Resources will update the following table to reflect any changes.

Should you wish to obtain the entire list of pesticides evaluated for carcinogenic potential you may contact U.S. EPA via the contact information provided below for your convenience.

http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/carlist/

Communication Services Branch (7506P)
Office of Pesticide Programs
US Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington , DC 20460
(703) 305-5017
Fax (703) 305-5558
or send an email request to lormand.mary-jean@epa.gov

* Chemicals contained within pesticide products commonly used on sites found on school property are denoted with an asterisk.

* The Department’s table of known, likely or probable human carcinogens is based on the September 24, 2008 U.S. EPA report of chemicals evaluated for carcinogenic potential and includes chemicals which may or may not be actively registered for use in Massachusetts. In addition, the Department’s table may not include all the chemicals listed on the U.S. EPA List; especially, when their registrations have long been cancelled. While such pesticides may be classified as known probable or likely human carcinogens, they are no longer registered for use by U.S. EPA or the Massachusetts Pesticide Board Subcommittee and may no longer be found in the channels of trade.

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