Pesticide residues in food and drinking water : human exposure and risks
This book explores human exposure and consumer risk assessment in response to issues surrounding pesticide residues in food and drinking water. All the three main areas of consumer risk assessment including human toxicology, pesticide residue chemistry and dietary consumption are brought together and discussed
1 online resource (xiv, 363 pages) : illustrations
9781591247968, 9780470091609, 9780470091616, 1591247969, 0470091606, 0470091614
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Introduction / Denis Hamilton and Stephen Crossley
Environmental fate of pesticides and the consequences for residues in food and drinking water / Jack Holland and Phil Sinclair
Pesticide metabolism in crops and livestock / Michael W. Skidmore and ʹArpʹad Ambrus
Effects of food preparation and processing on pesticide residues in commodities of plant origin / Gabriele Timme and Birgitt Walz-Tylla
Toxicological assessment of agricultural pesticides / Mike Watson
Diets and dietary modelling for dietary exposure assessment / J. Robert Tomerlin and Barbara J. Petersen
Chronic intake / Les Davies, Michael O'Connor and Sheila Logan
Acute intake / Kim Z. Travis [and others]
- Natural toxicants as pesticides / John A. Edgar
International standards : the international harmonization of pesticide residue standards for food and drinking water / Wim H. Van Eck
Explaining the risks / Sir Colin Berry