Impact of European legislation on marketed pesticides - A view from the standpoint of health impact assessment studies

Environment International

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1096-1107

  Karabelas, A J ^a   Plakas, K V ^a   Solomou, E S ^a   Drossou, V ^a   Sarigiannis, D A ^b  

^a Centre for Research Technology Hellas   (Greece)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Directive 91 414 EEC; EU legislation; Health impact assessment; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

CHARACTERIZATION; COMMERCE; HEALTH; PESTICIDES; TOXICITY;

DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS; DIRECTIVE 91/414/EEC; ENDOCRINE DISRUPTION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; EU LEGISLATION; EUROPEAN LEGISLATION; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; PLANT PROTECTION PRODUCTS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

FUNGICIDE; HERBICIDE; INSECTICIDE; PESTICIDE;

ASSESSMENT METHOD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH IMPACT; LEGISLATION; PESTICIDE; TOXICITY;

AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT; BIOACCUMULATION; CARCINOGENICITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EUROPE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH HAZARD; LAW; PLANT INTOXICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE;

EID: 68049116907     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.06.011     Document Type: Review

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