Human health risk assessment of endosulfan: II. Dietary exposure assessment

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 18-27

  Silva, Marilyn H ^a   Carr, Wesley C ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dietary risk assessment; Endosulfan; FQPA; Margin of exposure (MOE); Population adjusted dose (PAD); Risk characterization

Indexed keywords

DRINKING WATER; ENDOSULFAN; GROUND WATER; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

ACUTE TOXICITY; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC TOXICITY; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD QUALITY; FOOD SAFETY; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; NEUROTOXICOLOGY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES; WATER CONTAMINATION;

CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 75549085284     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.08.015     Document Type: Article

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