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IPM Options Evaluation Tool Project Management: Dr. Thomas Green, president, IPM Institute of North America, Inc. will be responsible for overall project management and reporting; supervision of IPM Institute staff including project manager, project assistant and business manager. The Institute (www.ipminstitute.org) was formed in 1998 as a non-profit, tax-exempt organization that has now won awards from US EPA three years in a row. Green has more than 25 years experience in environmental protection and four successful ventures including an IPM supply business he grew to more than $1.6 million in annual sales. He has published more than 40 articles and presented at more than 80 professional meetings throughout the US and Canada. He co-chairs the Sixth National IPM Symposium to be held in March 2009 with more than 750 professionals expected from more than 20 countries, and is a director of the National Foundation for IPM Education. He holds a Ph.D. in entomology from the University of Massachusetts and is a Certified Crop Advisor and Technical Service Provider and chief scientist for the Eco Apple eco-label program. Karen Benbrook, principal of BCS-Ecologic, Inc., an Oregon-based consulting company, is a primary developer of the existing toxicity unit system used by Protected Harvest. Karen will develop and manage the pesticide hazard databases which include environmental fate and toxicological properties of pesticide active ingredients; pesticide residues found in food; application rates and use patterns; and impact estimates of changes in use patterns on exposure and risk levels to specific non-target organisms. Based on input from the project team and advisors, Karen will expand and improve the current databases, taking into account the needs of specific users of the tool. Karen will add toxicological and other data needed to run the system for new pesticides; update pesticide residue, use, and toxicology databases when public agencies and others release new data; develop scaling and weighting methods reflecting relative importance of different hazard categories; incorporate impacts of changes in pesticide formulation and use patterns on exposure and hazard levels; and estimate trends in pesticide use and hazards over time, highlighting the impacts of IPM adoption, registration of new chemistry, regulatory actions, and the emergence of resistance. BCS-Ecologic will also be responsible for working with the web-interface programmer to make the tool accessible on-line. Dr. Paul Jepson, director, Integrated Plant Protection Center, Oregon State University will provide expertise on pesticide impacts on beneficials and other non-target organisms and supervise the information technology expert who will design and maintain the on-line interface. Jonathan Kaplan, director, Sustainable Agriculture Project, Natural Resources Defense Council, will assist with outreach to users, recruitment of user testers and development of the sustainable funding plan. Dr. Pierre Mineau, senior research scientist, Pesticides Section, National Wildlife Research Centre, Science and Technology Branch, Environment Canada and Department of Biology, Carleton University will provide expertise on pesticide impacts on birds and other non-target organisms, and serve as liaison to a complimentary effort underway within the Canadian government. Wade Pronschinske, Project Coordinator
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