EPA Plans To Issue Endocrine Test Orders For Water Contaminants In FY2013

EPA is planning to issue in fiscal year 2013 its long-delayed list of drinking water contaminants it plans to test for potential endocrine-disrupting effects under its controversial Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program (EDSP), according to its just-released management plan, which also provides hints of how the agency will determine whether some pesticides must undergo a costly second round of testing. EPA developed the "EDSP Comprehensive Management Plan," released June 28, in response to critical reports from the agency's Inspector General (IG)...