Main Title |
Food Consumption Files Used in the Tolerance Assessment System (TAS). |
Author |
Saunders, S. ;
Alexander, B. V. ;
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CORP Author |
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, DC. Office of Pesticide Programs. |
Year Published |
1986 |
Report Number |
EPA/DF/MT-87/011; |
Stock Number |
PB87-142352 |
Additional Subjects |
Data file ;
Pesticides ;
Food consumption ;
Agricultural products ;
Exposure ;
Regulations ;
Toxicology ;
Public health ;
Food contamination ;
Farm crops ;
Standards ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Magnetic tapes ;
Tolerance Assessment System ;
Toxic substances ;
Ingestion ;
US DOA
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
NTIS |
PB87-142352 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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Collation |
mag tape |
Abstract |
The Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has the responsibility for regulation of the application of pesticides to raw agricultural commodities (RACs). The decision as to whether or not to permit the use of a particular chemical is based, in part, upon exposure analyses that combine information about predicted residues in food with food consumption data to produce an estimate of exposure. The Tolerance Assessment System (TAS) is an automated system designed by Research Triangle Institute (RTI) to support OPP's decisionmaking process. The accompanying tape files represent the food consumption data files employed in the TAS exposure analyses. The Nationwide Food Consumption Survey of 1977-78, conducted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), was selected as the primary source of food consumption information. These data, which constituted a probability sample of U.S. households in the 48 contiguous states and which involved 3-day food consumption records for some 30,770 individuals, were used to compute daily food-form consumption estimates (adjusted for body weight) for a total of 87,668 person-days. Various aggregations and/or averages of these data were performed to create the seven analysis data files used in the TAS exposure analyses. |
Availability Notes |
Source tape is in the EBCDIC character set. This restricts preparation to 9 track, one-half inch tape only. Identify recording mode by specifying density only. Call NTIS Computer Products if you have questions. Price includes documentation, PB87-142360. |
NTIS Title Notes |
Data file. |
PUB Date Free Form |
19 Dec 86 |
Category Codes |
68E#; 98H#; 57Y; 68G; 62 |
NTIS Prices |
CP T13 |
Primary Description |
500/01 |
Document Type |
NT |
Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
Control Number |
709316014 |
Origin |
NTIS |
Type |
CAT |