Addressing the linkage between exposure to pesticides and human health effects--research trends and priorities for research.
In recent years, there has been escalating concern over the possible association between exposure to pesticides and adverse human health effects by a number of non-governmental organizations, professional and public interest groups. Recognizing the need to document the scientific basis of these concerns as a foundation for initiating a research theme devoted to linkages between exposures to pesticides and human health effects, the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) requested a summary of recent research trends that address these linkages. Experts across Canada in the field of pesticide regulation and research were invited to participate in the review. The review summarizes the limitations of past and current studies related to pesticides and human health effects research and makes suggestions for future research priorities and proposed study designs that will improve the assessment of pesticide exposure, the associated health risks, and improved methodology for regulatory decision making.
Ritter
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Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres and Department of Environmental Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada. Iritter@uoguelph.ca
Goushleff
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NC
Arbuckle
Tye
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Cole
Donald
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Raizenne
Mark
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D002170:Canada; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D006801:Humans; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D011634:Public Health; D011640:Public Policy; D012107:Research Design; D018570:Risk Assessment
D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010575:Pesticides