Occupational and residential exposure assessment [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Claire A. Franklin, John P. Worgan

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910817898203321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Chichester, : Wiley, c2004
• ISBN: 1-280-27463-8; 9786610274635; 0-470-01221-8; 0-470-01220-X
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (439 p.)
• Collana: Wiley series in agrochemicals and plant protection
• Altri autori (Persone): FranklinClaire <1942->; WorganJohn P
• Disciplina: 615.902
• Soggetti: Pesticides - Toxicology; Pesticides - Risk assessment
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment for Pesticides; Contents; Contributors; Series Preface; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction and Overview; Section One: Exposure Assessment Methodologies; 1 Assessment of Exposure for Pesticide Handlers in Agricultural, Residential and Institutional Environments; 2 Development of Risk-Based Restricted Entry Intervals; 3 Residential Post-Application Pesticide Exposure Monitoring; 4 Residential (Non-Dietary) Post-Application Exposure Assessment; Section Two: Databases and Models; 5 Generic Operator Exposure Databases; 6 Predictive Residential ModelsSection Three: Epidemiology; 7 Exposure Assessment for Pesticides in Epidemiological Studies; Section Four: Advances in Data Interpretation; 8 Probabilistic Approaches to Aggregate and Cumulative Risk Assessment; 9 Dermal Absorption of Pesticides; 10 Occupational and Residential Exposure Assessment for Pesticides - Towards a Harmonized Regulatory Approach; Guidelines Bibliography; Glossary; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This timely publication concentrates on the exposure to pesticides by agricultural workers and residential users of pesticides through ; inhalation and physical contact. The book discusses more recently discovered risks such as pesticides on indoor carpets and includes new trends in data interpretation. Occupational & Residential Exposure Assessment for Pesticides complements the other title on pesticide exposure in the series - Pesticide Residues in Drinking Water, by Hamilton/Crossley and is a must for all professionals in the Pesticide Industry as well as academics.