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Pesticides in the diets of infants and children /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Background and approach to the study
  • Pesticide use
  • Pesticide control legislation
  • Approach to the study
  • Special characteristics of children
  • Growth
  • Development
  • Perinatal and pediatric toxicity
  • Acute toxicity
  • Neurotoxicity
  • Immunotoxicity
  • Carcinogenesis and mutagenesis
  • Metabolism and pharmacokinetics
  • Scaling and progression analysis
  • Methods for toxicity testing
  • Current methods: general considerations
  • Acute toxicity studies
  • Subchronic toxicity studies
  • Chronic toxicity studies
  • Developmental toxicity studies
  • Reproduction studies
  • Mutagenicity studies
  • General metabolism studies
  • Neurotoxicity studies
  • Special testing
  • Food and water consumption
  • Food consumption surveys
  • Survey methodology
  • Survey design
  • Sample weights
  • Sample size
  • Comparisons of intake data with standards
  • Validation of food consumption data
  • Strengths and weaknesses of the food consumption data bases in estimating pesticide exposure of children
  • Water intake
  • Quantification of consumption data
  • Age-related differences in dietary patterns.
  • (cont) Issues related to the evaluation of food monitoring data
  • Pesticide residues
  • Sources of data on usage
  • Ocurrence and fate of pesticide residues
  • Pesticide registration and the development of analytical methods
  • Methods for sampling and analysis
  • Monitoring
  • Quality controls
  • Limitations of the data
  • Pesticides in water
  • Pesticides in infant formula
  • Pesticides in human milk
  • Pesticides in foods
  • Estimating exposures
  • Use of food consumption and residue data for exposure assessment
  • Long-term exposure to benomyl
  • Short-term exposure to aldicarb
  • Multiple exposure assessment: organophosphate insecticides
  • Nondietary exposure to pesticides
  • Estimating the risks
  • General principles of risk assessment
  • Risk assessments for infants and children.