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
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Library |
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EHAM |
RA1225.N38 1993 |
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Region 1 Library/Boston,MA |
04/30/2004 |
EIAM |
RA1225.N381993 |
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Region 2 Library/New York,NY |
09/27/2002 |
EJEM |
RA1225.N38 1993 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
10/08/2004 |
EKBM |
RA1225.N38 1993 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
06/20/1997 |
ELBM |
RA1225.N38 1993 |
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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 |
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Region 10 Library/Seattle,WA |
08/06/1993 |
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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. |