Title:
Pesticide residues in food and drinking water : human exposure and risks
Series:
Agrochemicals and plant protection
Publication Information:
Chichester : John Wiley & Sons, 2004
ISBN:
9780471489917
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Summary
Summary
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.
Includes the broader picture - the environmental fate of pesticides Takes an international approach with contributors from the European Union, USA and Australia Highlights the increasing concerns over food safety and the risks to humans
Author Notes
Denis Hamilton is the editor of Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks, published by Wiley.
Stephen Crossley is the editor of Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks, published by Wiley.
Table of Contents
| Contributors |
| Series Preface |
| Preface |
| 1 IntroductionDenis Hamilton and Stephen Crossley |
| 2 Environmental Fate of Pesticides and the Consequences for Residues in Food and Drinking WaterJack Holland and Phil Sinclair |
| 3 Pesticide Metabolism in Crops and LivestockMichael W. Skidmore and ' Arp'ad Ambrus |
| 4 Effects of Food Preparation and Processing on Pesticide Residues in Commodities of Plant OriginGabriele Timme and Birgitt Walz-Tylla |
| 5 Toxicological Assessment of Agricultural PesticidesMike Watson |
| 6 Diets and Dietary Modelling for Dietary Exposure AssessmentJ. Robert Tomerlin and Barbara J. Petersen |
| 7 Chronic IntakeLes Davies and Michael O'Connor and Sheila Logan |
| 8 Acute IntakeKim Z. Travis Denis Hamilton and Les Davies and Matthew O'Mullane and Utz Mueller |
| 9 Natural Toxicants as PesticidesJohn A. Edgar |
| 10 International Standards: The International Harmonization of Pesticide Residue Standards for Food and Drinking WaterWim H. Van Eck |
| 11 Explaining the RisksSir Colin Berry |
| Index |
