Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xi

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2. Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Past, Present and Future

   1. Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Past, Present and Future

      • John P. Worgan, Sylvester Rozario

      Pages 1-8

3. Pesticide Exposure and Re-Entry in Agriculture

   1. Pesticide Exposure and Re-Entry in Agriculture

      • Joop J. van Hemmen, Yvette G. C. van Golstein Brouwers, Derk H. Brouwer

      Pages 9-19

4. Guidance Document for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-27

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   2. The Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides

      • Graham Chester

      Pages 29-49

   3. Study Design Considerations for Occupational Pesticide Exposure Assessment

      • Richard A. Penske, Kay Teschke

      Pages 51-59

   4. Guidance Document: Quality Assurance/Quality Control

      • Curt Lunchick

      Pages 61-63

   5. Guidance Document a Critique of Pharmacokinetics and Biological Monitoring

      • Delmont C. Eberhart

      Pages 65-71

   6. Passive Dosimetry Possibilities for Use in Risk Assessment

      • Wolfgang Maasfeld

      Pages 73-77

   7. Critique of the Guidance Document and Guidelines for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders

      • John H. Ross

      Pages 79-82

5. Pesticide Exposure Databases

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 83-87

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   2. The Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED): Regulatory Overview

      • Alan Nielsen, Patricia Curry, Tim Leighton

      Pages 89-93

   3. A European Operator Exposure Database

      • P. Watts, W. Chen

      Pages 95-101

   4. A Comparison of the Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED) and the European Predictive Operator Exposure Model (EUROPOEM) Database

      • Paul Y. Hamey

      Pages 103-109

6. The Tier Approach

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-116

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   2. Pesticide Exposure: Overview of the Tier Approach

      • Neil G. Carmichael

      Pages 117-122

   3. The Tier Approach to Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Are We There?

      • Patricia B. Curry, Seshadri Iyengar, Pamela Maloney

      Pages 123-127

   4. Quantitative Assessment of Human Pesticide Exposure: Some Defaults and Assumptions

      • Robert I. Krieger

      Pages 129-132

7. Biomarkers of Exposure

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 133-135

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   2. Biologic Markers: Monitoring Populations Exposed to Pesticides

      • Raymond E. Grissom Jr.

      Pages 137-142

This book is a summary of the presentations and discussions at the Workshop on Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment held in Ottawa, Canada, on October 5-8, 1993. The event was a joint effort of Health Canada and the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation and was officially supported by the United States Environmental Agency and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The goal of the workshop was to examine current issues in the field of pesticide exposure assessment with the aim of reaching an internationally harmonized approach to methods of exposure assessment. With regulatory agencies of OECD Member countries moving towards the harmonization of data requirements, it was timely and beneficial to bring together international experts in the field of pesticide exposure assessment to discuss current issues. Approximately 60 delegates and 20 observers participated, including individuals from 15 different countries representing academia, government, industry and international organizations. A guidance document on methods of pesticide exposure assessment was presented as a means to achieving the goal of international for critique and discussion harmonization. After extensive discussion, the workshop delegates agreed in principle to procedures for revising the guidance document. Following revision and further review by a designated peer review group, the revised document will be submitted to the OECD for consideration as a draft OECD Guidance Document on pesticide exposure assessment methods. Both the revised and original documents are included in these proceedings.

• assessment
• development
• health
• organization
• pesticide
• research

• Health Canada, Ottawa, Canada

  Patricia B. Curry, Pamela A. Maloney

• Zeneca Agro, Stoney Creek, Canada

  Sesh Iyengar

• International Centre for Pesticide Safety, Busto Garolfo, Italy

  Marco Maroni

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