. >> d unfortunely, these chemicaals are often, and i woud say most of the titime, released bbefore therere is adequauate informrmation to sw whether they are harmrmful in the e environm. i i think neoninicotinoids arara prprime example e of that. >> epa assesses risk posed by pesticides prior to their release on the market. safety studies are typically conducted and paid for by pesticide manufacturers on their own product. epa says its decisions are informed by the best science available. in addition to studies by manufacturers, epa scientists review pesticide studies from peer-reviewed scientific journals and data from a wide variety of sources when they are available. but studies on pesticide safety that come out after a pesticide is sn the markeket may not be evaluatd by epa ununtil a pesticicide cos up for reviview, a process that can take long as 15 y yrs. farmers like drew stabler of laytonsville, maryland say that neonics can be used safely and are indispensable to their business. >> well, i think that any product that's on the mararket s been tested and proven to do a job, andnd we