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Main Title Pesticides in the diets of infants and children /
CORP Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children.
Publisher National Academy Press,
Year Published 1993
OCLC Number 27811669
ISBN 0309048753; 9780309048750
Subjects Pediatric toxicology ; Pesticide residues in food--United States ; Pesticides--Toxicology ; Infant formulas--Contamination ; Food contamination ; Pesticides--adverse effects ; Child ; Diet ; Environmental Exposure ; Pesticides--toxicity ; Enfants--Effets des pesticides ; Aliments--Teneur en pesticides ; Pesticides--Ršidus ; Pesticides--Toxicologie ; Aliments--Contamination ; Pesticides--Râesidus
Internet Access
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236275/
National Academies Press http://www.nap.edu/catalog/2126.html
National Academies Press http://books.nap.edu/books/0309048753/html/index.html
https://www.nap.edu/catalog/2126.html
http://www.nap.edu/books/0309048753/html/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK236275/
Holdings
Library Call Number Additional Info Location Last
Modified
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Status
EHAM  RA1225.N38 1993 Region 1 Library/Boston,MA 04/30/2004
EIAM  RA1225.N381993 Region 2 Library/New York,NY 09/27/2002
EJEM  RA1225.N38 1993 OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC 10/08/2004
EKBM  RA1225.N38 1993 Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC 06/20/1997
ELBM  RA1225.N38 1993 AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH 05/20/2005
ERAM  RA1225.N38 1993 2 copies Region 9 Library/San Francisco,CA 07/10/2015
ESAM  RA1225.N38 1993 Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA 08/06/1993
Collation xv, 386 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Notes
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.