Review of California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides

National Research Council, Division on Earth and Life Studies, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Committee to Review California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

70 Seiten

2015
National Academies Press (Verlag)
978-0-309-36775-2 (ISBN)

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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. Over the last decade, advances in methods of scientific and technical analysis have led to improvements in the risk-assessment process that have made them more rigorous, transparent, and useful to risk managers. In light of the advances, the California legislature asked DPR to arrange an independent peer review of the agency's risk-assessment practices to ensure that they are scientifically and technically credible.

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. Recommendations of this report will help to make the process more transparent and defensible.

Table of Contents

Front Matter
Review of California's Risk-Assessment Process for PESTICIDES
Summary
1 Introduction
2 Setting Priorities Among Pesticides for Risk Assessment
3 Risk-Assessment Practices for Pesticides
4 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 US Environmental Protection Agency Used to Generate Bottom Histogram of Figure 3-3

1 Front Matter; 2 Review of California's Risk-Assessment Process for PESTICIDES; 3 Summary; 4 1 Introduction; 5 2 Setting Priorities Among Pesticides for Risk Assessment; 6 3 Risk-Assessment Practices for Pesticides; 7 4 California Data to Inform Priority-Setting and Risk Assessment of Pesticides; 8 Appendix A: Biosketches of the Committee to Review California's Risk-Assessment Process for Pesticides; 9 Appendix B: Department of Pesticide Regulation Risk-Assessment Guidance Documents; 10 Appendix C: Technical Recommendations for Department of Pesticide Regulation Risk Assessments; 11 Appendix D: Pesticide Toxicity Estimates of the Department of Pesticide Regulation and the US Environmental Protection Agency Used to Generate Bottom Histogram of Figure 3-3

Verlagsort	Washington
Sprache	englisch
Maße	216 x 279 mm
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	0-309-36775-1 / 0309367751
ISBN-13	978-0-309-36775-2 / 9780309367752
Zustand	Neuware