Versar, Inc. recently announced that it has been awarded a five-year
contract valued at $7.2 million from the United States Environmental
Protection Agency (EPA). The contract will support the EPA's Office of
Prevention, Pesticides and Toxic Substances' Antimicrobials Division.
Antimicrobial pesticides are chemicals that kill bacteria or viruses, and are
associated with commonly used products, such as disinfectants, sanitizers, or
preservatives.
This new contract expands Versar's work for the EPA in six areas: Residue
and product chemistry; Toxicology; Human exposure; Environmental fate;
Ecological effects; Integration of science products.