Overview

This book explores human exposure and consumer risk assessment in response to issues surrounding pesticide residues in food and drinking water. All the three main areas of consumer risk assessment including human toxicology, pesticide residue chemistry and dietary consumption are brought together and discussed. Includes the broader picture - the environmental fate of pesticides Takes an international approach with contributors from the European Union, USA and Australia Highlights the increasing concerns over food safety and the risks to humans  

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...as someone working in the field, I will value this book as an excellent source of fundamental information... (Chemistry & Industry, 15 Mar 2004) ...very well-documented... (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004) ...a concise and well-organised work... (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 19 (9), September 2005)

...as someone working in the field, I will value this book as an excellent source of fundamental information... (Chemistry & Industry, 15 Mar 2004) ...very well-documented... (International Journal of Environmental Analytical Chemistry, Vol.84, No.14 - 15, 10 - 20 December 2004) ...a concise and well-organised work... (Applied Organometallic Chemistry, Vol 19 (9), September 2005)

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Denis Hamilton is the editor of Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks, published by Wiley. Stephen Crossley is the editor of Pesticide Residues in Food and Drinking Water: Human Exposure and Risks, published by Wiley.

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