California tosses nine months of pesticide air-monitoring data, leaving worker protections unclear

California's Department of Pesticide Regulation discarded nearly nine months of air-quality data from a state lab analyzing samples for two deadly fumigants, undermining efforts to verify whether new regulations protect agricultural workers

First covered Nov 13, 2026 · 3:17 PM PT · 1 article

California tosses nine months of pesticide air-monitoring data, leaving worker protections unclear — Image via insideclimatenews.org

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Primary sources

cdfa.ca.gov CDFA - Statistics

cdpr.ca.gov DPR 22-005 - Health Risk Mitigation and Volatile Organic Compound Emission Reduction for 1,3-Dichloropropene

epa.gov Methyl Bromide | US EPA

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indybay.org Pesticides detected in 80% of air monitoring samples, new report shows : Indybay

Appeared in: 2026-11-15 (#9)

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