Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks

by Denis Hamilton (Editor), Stephen Crossley (Editor)

Overview

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

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780471489917
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	03/26/2004
Series:	Wiley Series in Agrochemicals & Plant Protection , #2
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.40(w) x 9.43(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

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.

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Table of Contents

Contributors ix

Series Preface xi              

Preface xiii

1 Introduction 1
Denis Hamilton and Stephen Crossley

2 Environmental Fate of Pesticides and the Consequences for Residues in Food and Drinking Water 27
Jack Holland and Phil Sinclair

3 Pesticide Metabolism in Crops and Livestock 63
Michael W. Skidmore and Árpád Ambrus

4 Effects of Food Preparation and Processing on Pesticide Residues in Commodities of Plant Origin 121
Gabriele Timme and Birgitt Walz-Tylla

5 Toxicological Assessment of Agricultural Pesticides 149
Mike Watson

6 Diets and Dietary Modelling for Dietary Exposure Assessment 167
J. Robert Tomerlin and Barbara J. Petersen

7 Chronic Intake 213
Les Davies, Michael O’Connor and Sheila Logan

8 Acute Intake 243
Kim Z. Travis Denis Hamilton, Les Davies, Matthew O’Mullane and Utz Mueller

9 Natural Toxicants as Pesticides 269
John A. Edgar

10 International Standards: The International Harmonization of Pesticide Residue Standards for Food and Drinking Water 295
Wim H. Van Eck

11 Explaining the Risks 339
Sir Colin Berry

Index 353           

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"...as someone working in the field, I will value this book as an excellent source of fundamental information..." (Chemistry & Industry, 15 Mar 2004)

"...very well-documented..." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004)

"...a concise and well-organised work..." (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 19 (9), September 2005)

Editorial Reviews

"...as someone working in the field, I will value this book as an excellent source of fundamental information..." (Chemistry & Industry, 15 Mar 2004)

"...very well-documented..." (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004)

"...a concise and well-organised work..." (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 19 (9), September 2005)

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