Buch, Englisch, 106 Seiten, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 273 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
Buch, Englisch, 106 Seiten, Format (B × H): 206 mm x 273 mm, Gewicht: 454 g
ISBN: 978-1-138-45529-0
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
An informative selection of papers presented at the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illnesses
It is vital to understand the public health impact of pesticides used in modern day agriculture. Unfortunately, scientifically valid information is often scattered and hard to find. Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illness is the essential text that fills these two voids. The papers collected here make up a volume that is a timely review of key issues in both the acute and chronic health effects of pesticide exposure.
Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illness offers work originally presented at the groundbreaking 2002 International Conference on Pesticide Exposure and Health in Washington, DC. However, in order to reflect recent developments in the field, all of the authors have revised, updated, and expanded their presentations to address the current status of knowledge in pesticide health effects upon the major body organ systems. This up-to-date reference not only provides a wealth of relevant information on pesticide intoxication, it also offers viable solutions to the challenges of understanding the effects exposure has on health.
Papers featured in Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illness examine: - potential mechanisms, examples for each, and an algorithm for etiologic diagnoses of contact dermatitis in agriculture - the specific acute and chronic neurological effects of pesticides on both central and peripheral nervous systems - in-depth examples of male and female reproductive disorders associated with pesticide exposure and timeframes of diagnosis from weeks to months to years - anatomical site-based outlines for the role of pesticide exposures in the etiology of human cancer and evaluations of recent developments in exposure assessment and molecular epidemiology in adults and children - goals, components, and
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Preface: Pesticide-Related Illnesses (Steven R. Kirkhorn) Introduction/Background (Lynn R. Goldman and Ana Maria Osorio) Contact Dermatitis in Agriculture (Sahar Sohrabian and Howard Maibach) Neurotoxicity of Pesticides (Matthew C. Keifer and Jordan Firestone) Reproductive Disorders Associated with Pesticide Exposure (Linda M. Frazier) Carcinogenicity of Agricultural Pesticides in Adults and Children (Michael C. R. Alavanja, Mary H. Ward, and Peggy Reynolds) Surveillance for Pesticide-Related Disease (Ana Maria Osorio) Managing Pesticide Chronic Health Risks: U.S. Policies (Lynn R. Goldman) Appendix A: Informational Sources on Pesticides and Health (Daniel L. Sudakin) Appendix B: Pesticide Intoxication Reporting Forms (Nida Besbelli) Index Reference Notes Included
