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
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This book explores human exposure and consumer risk assessment in response to issues surrounding pesticide residues in food and drinking water.
Written by international experts in the field, this book sets out the scientific arguments for and against the use of methyl bromide which is both naturally occurring and also a man-made product believed to have played a significant role in the depletion of the ozone layer.
Methyl bromide is a widely used fumigant in agriculture, horticulture and the preservation of structural materials. The fate of this natural and man-made chemical is the focus of much fierce debate with scientific, political, social, environmental and economic arguments for and against the production and use...
Written by international experts in the field, this book sets out the scientific arguments for and against the use of methyl bromide which is both nat...
