Archived Evaluation Reports: Pesticides, Chemicals and Toxics
For each report below, you will find the title, the year it was commissioned, the office it is affiliated with, a short description of the content and for some, a fact sheet (i.e., a condensed version of the report).
| Year | Office | Report & Fact sheet | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Office of Pesticides, Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances |
Evaluation of the Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Program |
The evaluation examined the changes in federal procurement spending on environmentally preferable products and services since 2001. |
| 2007 | Office of Pesticides, Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances |
Evaluating the Effectiveness of EPA's Pollution Prevention Information Network (PPIN) Grant Program |
The evaluation assessed how effective the PPIN program is in promoting the adoption of P2 priorities. |
| 2005 | Office of Pesticides, Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances, Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) | Evaluation of the U.S. EPA Pesticide Product Reregistration Process: Opportunities for Efficiency and Innovation | This evaluation helped OPP identify innovative approaches for simplifying the process to reregister pesticide products. This evaluation also helped OPP meet Government Performance and Results Act goals and PART targets. |
| 2004 | Office of Pesticides, Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances | Evaluation of the EPA Hospitals for a Healthy Environment Program | This evaluation determined how successful the H2E program has been in achieving its goals of virtual elimination of mercury-containing waste from the healthcare sector by FY2005 as well as a 33 percent reduction of healthcare waste by FY2005, and 50 percent reduction of healthcare waste by FY2010. |
| 2003 | Region 4 | Evaluation of the Pesticide Applicator Certification, Training, and Testing Program in the Southeast | EPA state project officers, state regulatory officials, and USDA Cooperative Extension professionals work together to provide training and certification programs for pesticide applicators, in order to decrease pesticide risk to workers and users of pesticides. This evaluation helped determine the effectiveness of certified applicator programs at providing a safer pesticide application environment. |
| 2003 | Office of Pesticides, Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances | Evaluation of the EPA's Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Program (PESP) | This evaluation determined the effectiveness of the PESP approach of encouraging member companies to voluntarily adopt strategies and practices that achieve greater pollution prevention and pesticide risk reduction beyond that which would be achieved simply through compliance with pesticide regulations. |
| 2003 | Region 10 | Measuring the Effectiveness of the Toxics Use and Waste Reduction Assistance Program | This evaluation assessed the costs and effectiveness of the Toxics Use and Waste Reduction Assistance Program in Oregon, and in particular its impact on hazardous waste compliance in Oregon. |