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- Title
Health effects of chronic pesticide exposure: cancer and neurotoxicity.
- Authors
Alavanja, Michael C R; Hoppin, Jane A; Kamel, Freya
- Abstract
Pesticides are widely used in agricultural and other settings, resulting in continuing human exposure. Epidemiologic studies indicate that, despite premarket animal testing, current exposures are associated with risks to human health. In this review, we describe the routes of pesticide exposures occurring today, and summarize and evaluate the epidemiologic studies of pesticide-related carcinogenicity and neurotoxicity in adults. Better understanding of the patterns of exposure, the underlying variability within the human population, and the links between the animal toxicology data and human health effects will improve the evaluation of the risks to human health posed by pesticides. Improving epidemiology studies and integrating this information with toxicology data will allow the human health risks of pesticide exposure to be more accurately judged by public health policy makers.
- Publication
Annual review of public health, 2004, Vol 25, p155
- ISSN
0163-7525
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1146/annurev.publhealth.25.101802.123020