Derived Reference Doses (RfDs) for the environmental degradates of the herbicides alachlor and acetochlor: Results of an independent expert panel deliberation

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 57, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 220-234

  Gadagbui, Bernard ^a   Maier, Andrew ^a   Dourson, Michael ^a   Parker, Ann ^a   Willis, Alison ^a   Christopher, John P ^b   Hicks, Lebelle ^c   Ramasamy, Santhini ^d   Roberts, Stephen M ^e  

^a Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c Department of Agriculture   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acetanilide degradates; Acetochlor ESA; Acetochlor OXA; Alachlor ESA; Alachlor OXA; Oral; RfD; Uncertainty factor

Indexed keywords

ACETOCHLOR; ALACHLOR;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEMOLYTIC ANEMIA; HUMAN; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTIVE TOXICITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; THYROID FOLLICULAR CARCINOMA; TOXICOKINETICS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ACETAMIDES; ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOLUIDINES; TOXICITY TESTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77953360292     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2010.02.010     Document Type: Article

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