Probabilistic assessment of the cumulative acute exposure to organophosphorus and carbamate insecticides in the Brazilian diet

Toxicology

Volumn 222, Issue 1-2, 2006, Pages 132-142

  Caldas, E D ^a   Boon, P E ^b   Tressou, J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRASILIA   (Brazil)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Acute exposure assessment; Carbamates; Food; Organophosphorus; Relative potency factor

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; METHAMIDOPHOS; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PESTICIDE; TRIAZOPHOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BRAZIL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DIETARY INTAKE; FOOD INTAKE; FRUIT; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; NONHUMAN; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; TOMATO; VEGETABLE;

ADULT; ANGIOSPERMS; BRAZIL; CARBAMATES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VEGETABLES;

ANIMALIA; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33646242250     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2006.02.006     Document Type: Article

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