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Pesticides in Perspective; Pesticide residues in food
Journal of Environmental Monitoring, 2000Consumers are becoming more concerned about food contaminants; pesticide residues feature high in their list of worries. In this overview an attempt is made to put these concerns in perspective. Food monitoring and human exposure data are used to illustrate what regulators are doing to ensure that the food we eat is safe.
Ian C. Shaw, Terry Clark
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Pesticide Residues: Organochlorines
2014Organochlorinated pesticides, such as dichlorodiphenylethanes, hexachlorocyclohexanes, cyclodienes, hexachlorobenzene, chlordecone, and mirex, are persistent lipophilic compounds that tend to bioaccumulate in food chain. Because of their high vapor pressure, they may be transported long distances by air currents.
E. Mrema, C. Colosio, F. Rubino
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1968
Under the terms of the Food and Drugs Act of Canada, an Act enforced by the Food and Drug Directorate of the Department of National Health and Welfare, “No person shall sell a food which has in or upon it any poisonous or harmful substance.” A pesticide, because of its purpose, is toxic to some form of life, whether it be an insect, a fungus, a rodent,
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Under the terms of the Food and Drugs Act of Canada, an Act enforced by the Food and Drug Directorate of the Department of National Health and Welfare, “No person shall sell a food which has in or upon it any poisonous or harmful substance.” A pesticide, because of its purpose, is toxic to some form of life, whether it be an insect, a fungus, a rodent,
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Pesticides, pesticide residues, tolerances, and the law (U.S.A.)
1971Until the latter part of the 1950–1960 decade, pesticide, residue, and tolerance (the last two terms in the connotative sense of pesticides) were words primarily limited to the vocabulary of those involved in agricultural pursuits and small groups of specialists within the confines of the University academe.
Yoshihiko Kawano, Arthur Bevenue
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1973
Much of the recent literature on various aspects of pesticide1 residues associated with plants has been thoroughly and critically reviewed. Amongst the outstanding reviews are those on persistent pesticides by Robinson (1970); on pesticides in people by Wassermann et al.
D. G. Finlayson, H. R. MacCarthy
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Much of the recent literature on various aspects of pesticide1 residues associated with plants has been thoroughly and critically reviewed. Amongst the outstanding reviews are those on persistent pesticides by Robinson (1970); on pesticides in people by Wassermann et al.
D. G. Finlayson, H. R. MacCarthy
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JAMA, 1989
To the Editor.— Reports of possible harmful effects of pesticide residues in lanolin in Australia 1 recently prompted us to question the pesticide content of lanolin used as both an absorbent ointment and an ointment base. The absorbent ointment (anhydrous lanolin) is frequently used to treat sore, cracked nipples in breast-feeding mothers.
Cynthia A. Copeland +2 more
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To the Editor.— Reports of possible harmful effects of pesticide residues in lanolin in Australia 1 recently prompted us to question the pesticide content of lanolin used as both an absorbent ointment and an ointment base. The absorbent ointment (anhydrous lanolin) is frequently used to treat sore, cracked nipples in breast-feeding mothers.
Cynthia A. Copeland +2 more
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2012
Currently, the world population is growing at an annual rate of 1.2%, that is, 77 million people per year. Six countries account for half of this annual increment: India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The world population grew from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.1 billion in the year 2000.
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Currently, the world population is growing at an annual rate of 1.2%, that is, 77 million people per year. Six countries account for half of this annual increment: India, China, Pakistan, Nigeria, Bangladesh, and Indonesia. The world population grew from 2.5 billion in 1950 to 6.1 billion in the year 2000.
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Pesticide Residues in the Atmosphere
2012Pesticides are one of the most important chemical groups in use worldwide. The term pesticide includes herbicides-to prevent the growth of unwanted plants, fungicides-to eliminate or inhibit fungi, and insecticides-to control pests that infest crops and plants.
Teresa Vera Espallardo +2 more
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2012
The synthetic pesticides had a glorious past and did a yeoman’s service to mankind in increasing agricultural production and improving food and health quality. Before World War II, pesticides in common use were predominantly inorganic materials, such as sulfur, lead, copper, arsenic, boron, and mercury, as well as botanical ones, such as nicotine ...
Hamir Singh Rathore, Prem Dureja
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The synthetic pesticides had a glorious past and did a yeoman’s service to mankind in increasing agricultural production and improving food and health quality. Before World War II, pesticides in common use were predominantly inorganic materials, such as sulfur, lead, copper, arsenic, boron, and mercury, as well as botanical ones, such as nicotine ...
Hamir Singh Rathore, Prem Dureja
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