Pesticide residues in foods--2005; evaluations: pt.2: Toxicological; proceedings.9789241665216 Pesticide residues in foods--2005; evaluations: pt.2: Toxicological; proceedings. Joint Meeting of the FAO/WHO FAO/WHO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the World Health Organisation meeting on Pesticide Residues (2005: Geneva Geneva, canton and city, Switzerland Geneva (jənē`və), Fr. Genève, canton (1990 pop. 373,019), 109 sq mi (282 sq km), SW Switzerland, surrounding the southwest tip of the Lake of Geneva. , Switzerland). World Health Organization 2006 528 pages $63.00 Paperback TX571 Five of the 15 toxicological monographs approved at the September 2005 meeting evaluate compounds for the first time: dimethanamid-P, fenhexamid, indoxacarb, novaluron, and sulfuryl fluoride Sulfuryl fluoride is the chemical compound with the formula SO2F2. This inorganic gas has properties more similar to sulfur hexafluoride than sulfuryl chloride, being resistant to hydrolysis even up to 150 °C. . The full evaluations of acceptable daily intake acceptable daily intake the amount of a drug or chemical residue to which an animal can be exposed daily for a lifetime without suffering a deleterious or injurious effect, on the basis of all of the facts known at the time. report the results of toxicological studies performed on mice, rats, dogs, and rabbits to test the toxicity of the pesticides. Monograph addenda establish an acute reference dose for acephate, imazalil, and carbendazim, and summarize new data on five other chemicals. No index is provided. ([c]20072005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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