Title Review of California's risk-assessment process for pesticides / Committee to Review California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies

Published Washington, DC : National Academies Press, [2015] ©2015

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Description 1 online resource (xiv, 56 pages) : illustrations (some color) Series Online access: NCBI NCBI Bookshelf Contents Introduction -- Setting priorities among pesticides for risk assessment -- Risk-assessment practices for pesticides -- California data to inform priority-setting and risk assessment of pesticides -- Appendix A: Biosketches of the committee to review California's risk-assessment process for pesticides -- Appendix B: Department of pesticide regulation risk-assessment guidance documents -- Appendix C: Technical recommendations for department of pesticide regulation risk assessments -- Appendix D: Pesticide toxicity estimates of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency used to generate bottom histogram of figure 3-3 Summary "The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) conducts human health risk assessments as part of its mission to ensure the protection of workers and public health in the state. The risk assessments identify potential health hazards posed by pesticides, characterize dose-response relationships, and estimate exposure to characterize potential risks to humans. ... Review of California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides examines DPR's processes of hazard identification, exposure assessment, dose-response analysis, and risk characterization to determine whether they are consistent with best practices. This report also evaluates the methods used for setting priorities among pesticides for risk assessment and identifies possible options for improving efficiency and productivity."--Publisher's description Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Notes Online resource; title from PDF cover (National Academies Press, viewed April 23, 2015) Subject Pesticides -- Health aspects -- California Pesticides -- Risk assessment -- California Pesticides -- Government policy -- California Risk assessment. Pesticides -- toxicity Environmental Exposure -- adverse effects Program Evaluation Public Policy Risk Assessment risk assessment. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General. Risk assessment Pesticides -- Government policy Pesticides -- Health aspects Pesticides -- Risk assessment SUBJECT California Subject California Form Electronic book Author National Research Council (U.S.). Committee to Review California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides, issuing body. National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, issuing body. National Research Council (U.S.). Division on Earth and Life Studies, issuing body. ISBN 9780309367769 030936776X

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