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The Approval Process <br />Before any use of a pesticide can be approved by EPA, <br />research must have been conducted to show that the <br />product: <br />(1) does not have a long-term effect on human or <br />animal life. <br />(2) has no long-term effect on the environment or on <br />forms of life other than the one it is supposed to <br />control; <br />(3) does not leave persistent residues; <br />(4) does not join with other chemicals to form a new <br />chemical with hazardous effects; and <br />(5) does not constitute a health hazard to humans <br />working with the chemical; <br />If a chemical can meet all these requirements, it is <br />then considered safe for use in the environment and is <br />approved. <br />The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has conducted <br />extensive testing of rotenone over the past 10 years. <br />Over $3,000,000 has been invested in developing the <br />data required by EPA as part of its evaluation process. <br />Rotenone has met all of the safety requirements, is <br />currently approved for fishery uses, and is in line for <br />re-registration under the normal EPA review schedule.