Various washing protocols have been assessed for efficacy using Agilent LC/MS and GC/MS instrumentation to measure pesticide residues in tomatoes and other produce. Washing procedures in water and various solutions, with and without sonication, were evaluated in the laboratory. In general, the effect of sonication depended on the washing treatment and on the pesticide. A separate experiment mea...

BACKGROUND The data presented here are a response to calls for more direct measurements of pesticide residues in foods consumed by children and provide an opportunity to compare direct measures of pesticide residues in foods representing actual consumption with those reported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Pesticide Data Program. OBJECTIVE We measured pesticide residues in 24-hr duplic...

Criteria are presented by which analytical methods may be judged to have been validated for the determination of pesticide residues. All stages of analysis are addressed, from initial preparation of samples to the production of results, but with a focus on simplicity and cost-effectiveness of the requirements. Criteria are provided for both quantitative and qualitative (screening) methods and t...

BACKGROUND Women living in agricultural areas may experience high pesticide exposures compared with women in urban or suburban areas because of their proximity to farm activities. OBJECTIVE Our objective was to review the evidence in the published literature for the contribution of nonoccupational pathways of pesticide exposure in women living in North American agricultural areas. METHODS W...

When environmentalists talk about pesticide exposure, they are usually referring to possible residue in our food. In fact, food is only one of many potential sources of pesticide residue in our environment. Both farmers and consumers, especially parents with small children, will benefit from the "risk cup" assessment of pesticide levels in our daily lives from ALL sources — not just agriculture...

Chairman: J. A. R. BATES (UK); Secretary: R. GREENHALGH (Canada); Titular Members: N. AHARONSON (Israel); A. AMBRUS (Hungary); S. GORBACH (FRG); W. KLEIN (FRG); Associate Members: J. DESMORAS (France); H. 0. ESSER (Switzerland); L. A. GOLOVLEVA (USSR); R. J. HEMINGWAY (UK); R. HOLLINGWORTH (USA); N. KURIHARA (Japan); W. B. NEELY (USA); S. OTTO (FRG); T. R. ROBERTS (UK); J. SEIBER (USA); D. B. S...

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