Pesticides A Toxic Time Bomb in Our Midst

testing if the EPA determines that data are ‘‘reasonably required to support the con- tinuation of a tolerance or exemption that ...

level of harm to inflict on unconsenting people, and because it does not provide a framework for exploring alternatives to pesti ...

The USDA tests meat and milk and, together with the FDA, has programs designed to develop statistically valid information on pes ...

Domestic and imported food samples collected for analysis are classified as either ‘‘surveillance’’ or ‘‘compliance,’’ that is, ...

determine whether violation rates, frequency of occurrence of residues, and residue levels obtained from such a sampling regimen ...

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation, using less-sensitive tests, found that:1) 31 percent of conventionally grown ...

amounts. Conversely, highly toxic materials may pose no hazard when exposure is minimal. Maximum Residue Levels and Acceptable D ...

To assess whether legal tolerances establish safe levels of exposure, the following computation is instructive: Compare the EPA’ ...

and 12.6 pounds per person, respectively, in 1976, to 2.4, 3.3, and 16.8 pounds in Also, over the past two decades, the average ...

release of low levels of various hormones and their effects on different organs. Until guidelines and testing are implemented, a ...

widespread illegal use of several insecticides on spinach grown in both the United States and Mexico. It is commonly thought tha ...

Harmful Breakdown Products of Pesticides In some cases, when a pesticide is known to have harmful breakdown products, a toleranc ...

Table 3.1 More than 600,000 Children under Age Six Get an Unsafe Dose of Neurotoxic Pesticides in Food Each Day Age Est. no. of ...

Table 3.3 Parents Can Reduce Health Risks to Their Children by Feeding Them Fruits and Vegetables with Consistently Low Pesticid ...

The primary science policy issue concerning NDs is what value the EPA’s Office of Pesticide Programs (OPP) should assign to them ...

acceptable pesticide use, they are inadequate as a guide to human health risks from residues. Total Diet Studies have consistent ...

pesticides in foods decreases, it is likely that exposures will be reduced. However, this measure does not account for many addi ...

Because they are more heavily consumed, apples, peaches, applesauce, popcorn, grapes, corn chips, and apple juice expose the mos ...

cannot use a banned OP will not switch to another OP. Clearly, some shift in acreage from canceled OPs to acceptable ones is occ ...

mirex, hexachlorobenzene, oxychlordane, toxaphene, and others. However, several organochlorines are still registered for use, in ...