Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment

Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment edited by Patricia B. Curry, Sesh Iyengar, Pamela A. Maloney, M. Maroni.

This book is a summary of the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment held in Ottawa, Canada, on October 5-8, 1993. The event was a joint effort of Health Canada and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and was officially supported by the United St...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Curry, Patricia B. (Editor), Iyengar, Sesh (Editor), Maloney, Pamela A. (Editor), Maroni, M. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer US : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Nato Challenges of Modern Society, Energy Engineering and Advanced Power Systems ; 19
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Pharmacology.
Public health.
Epidemiology.
Environmental management.
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Table of Contents:
  • Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Past, Present, and Future
  • Pesticide Exposure and Re-entry in Agriculture
  • Session One — Guidance Document for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides
  • The Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides
  • Study Design Considerations for Occupational Pesticide Exposure Assessment
  • Guidance Document: Quality Assurance/Quality Control
  • Guidance Document: A Critique of Pharmacokinetics and Biological Monitoring
  • Passive Dosimetry: Possibilities for Use in Risk Assessment (Critique on the “Guidance Document” with Respect to Passive Dosimetry)
  • Critique of the Guidance Document and Guidelines for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders
  • Session Two — Pesticide Exposure Databases
  • The Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED): Regulatory Overview
  • A European Operator Exposure Database
  • A Comparison of the Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED) and the European Predictive Operator Exposure Model (EUROPOEM) Database
  • Session Three — The Tier Approach
  • Pesticide Exposure: Overview of the Tier Approach
  • The Tier Approach to Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Are We There?
  • Quantitative Assessment of Human Pesticide Exposure: Some Defaults and Assumptions
  • Session Four — Biomarkers of Exposure
  • Biologic Markers: Monitoring Populations Exposed to Pesticides
  • Using Immunochemical Methods to Analyze for Biomarkers of Exposure
  • The Use of Biomarkers in the Epidemiological Surveillance of Pesticide Workers
  • Biomarker Testing for the Assessment of Populations Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals
  • Appendices
  • Revised Guidance Document for the Conduct of Field Studies of Exposure to Pesticides in Use
  • Workshop Participants.

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