TABLE 1. NATIONAL PESTICIDE MONITORING PROGRAM NETWORK: A LIST OF 

 ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENTS AND THE RESPECTIVE AGENCIES RESPONSIBLE 

 FOR MONITORING CONTAMINANT TRENDS IN EACH 



Environmental Component 



Agencies 



Soils 



Water and Sediment 



Oceans, Bays, and Estuaries 

 Marine Fauna 



Atmosphere (pilot program) 

 Avian Wildlife 

 Freshwater Fishes 

 Food and Feed 



Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 



Environmental Protection Agency 

 U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) 



National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency 



(NOAA) 

 Public Health Service 



Environmental Protection Agency 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) 



U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 



U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) 

 Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 



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