Main Title |
Human pesticide experiments |
Other Authors |
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Publisher |
United States House of Representatives, Committee on Government Reform- Minority Staff, Special Investigations Division; United States Senate, Office of Barbara Boxer, Environmental Staff, |
Year Published |
2005 |
OCLC Number |
60660286 |
Subjects |
Medical ethics ;
Pesticides--Research
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Additional Subjects |
United States--Environmental Protection Agency
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Internet Access |
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EJER RISK |
R853.H8H86 2005 |
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OCSPP Chemical Library/Washington,DC |
09/06/2005 |
ELBM |
R853.H8H86 2005 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
12/01/2006 |
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Collation |
38 p. : ills. ; 28 cm. |
Notes |
Prepared for Sen. Barbara Boxer and Rep. Henry A. Waxman. |
Contents Notes |
Executive summary -- Background -- Human testing principles -- Clinton Administration policy on human pesticide experiments -- Bush Administration policy on human pesticide experiments -- Congressional consideration -- Purpose and methodology -- Exposure of human subjects to dangerous pesticides -- The organophosphate and carbamate experiments -- The NOEL experiments -- The Chloropicrin experiment -- Lack of informed consent -- Failure to disclose risks -- Use of complex language -- Compensation and liability limitations -- Questionable scientific validity -- Lack of statistical power -- Systematic dismissal of adverse events -- Failure to ensure that studies are capable of identifying effects -- Other problems -- Failure to conduct long-term medical follow-up -- Lack of guarantee for medical care for injuries caused by study -- Failure to terminate in accordance with protocol -- Questions about the use of institutional review boards -- Sponsor's unusual access to information -- Compliance with the Helsinki Declaration -- Limitations -- Conclusion -- Appendices. |