TY  - CHAP
AU  - Varona Marcela
AU  - Díaz Sonia
AU  - Henao Gloria
AU  - Lancheros Angélica
AU  - Murcia Alix
AU  - Morato Rocío
AU  - Morales Ligia
AU  - Revelo Dyva
AU  - de Segurado Patricia
ED  - Margarita Stoytcheva
Y1  - 2011-01-21
PY  - 2011
T1  - Exposure Factors to Organophosphate and Carbamates Pesticides in the Putumayo Department, 2006
N2  - Pesticides are supposed to complete their intended function without "any unreasonable risk to man or the environment". Pesticides approval and registration are performed "taking into account the economic, social and environmental costs and benefits of the use of any pesticide". The present book documents the various adverse impacts of pesticides usage: pollution, dietary intake and health effects such as birth defects, neurological disorders, cancer and hormone disruption. Risk assessment methods and the involvement of molecular modeling to the knowledge of pesticides are highlighted, too. The volume summarizes the expertise of leading specialists from all over the world.
BT  - Pesticides
SP  - Ch. 5
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/13434
DO  - 10.5772/13434
SN  - 
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-23
ER  -