EPA Facility Registry Service: SSTS Pesticide Production Tracking

The Section Seven Tracking System (SSTS) annually tracks pesticide production and distribution. This dataset provides location and attribute information for facilities regulated under SSTS, sourced from the EPA's Facility Registry Service. The FRS creates authoritative facility records through verification procedures using data from national systems and state records.

Use Cases

• Mapping pesticide production facilities based on location information.
• Analyzing annual production trends based on tracked types and amounts of pesticides.
• Verifying facility compliance with pesticide regulations based on registration data.
• Identifying facilities producing specific active ingredients based on tracked product details.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the EPA's authoritative Facility Registry Service.
• Records are created through rigorous verification and management procedures.
• Tracks annual production data for pesticides, active ingredients, and related devices.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last updated 2026-03-23 14:31:20.648317; freshness should be verified.

Provenance

Source

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Collection Method

Integrated from EPA's Facility Registry Service, incorporating information from program national systems, state master facility records, and EPA's Central Data Exchange.

Geography

United States