A comprehensive re-analysis of pesticide dermal toxicity data in birds and comparison with the rat

Environmental Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 416-427

  Mineau, Pierre ^a  

^a ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bird; Carbamate; Dermal toxicity; Organophosphorous insecticide; Rat; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; COUMAFOS; DEMETON; DICHLORVOS; DICROTOPHOS; DISULFOTON; ENDRIN; FENSULFOTHION; FENTHION; ISOCARBOPHOS; ISOFENPHOS; METHAMIDOPHOS; METHIDATHION; MONOCROTOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE INSECTICIDE; OXYDEMETON METHYL; PARATHION; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHAMIDON; PROFENOFOS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR;

AGELAIUS PHOENICUS; ARTICLE; BIRD; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIMENTAL RAT; LD 50; MELOPSITTACUS UNDULATUS; NONHUMAN; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; SKIN PENETRATION; SKIN SURFACE; SKIN TOXICITY; SPARROW; SPECIES COMPARISON; STURNUS VULGARIS; XANTHOCEPHALUS XANTHOCEPHALUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DERMAL TOXICITY INDEX; MAMMAL; METABOLIC ACTIVATION; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING; ALGORITHM; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; INTRADERMAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN;

AVES; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

ADMINISTRATION, CUTANEOUS; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ALGORITHMS; ANIMALS; BIRDS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; PESTICIDES; RATS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 84862751809     PISSN: 13826689     EISSN: 18727077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2012.05.010     Document Type: Article

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