Human pesticide testing gets qualified OK

A committee of ethicists and scientists of the National Research Council recently endorsed the practice of testing pesticides and other toxicants on humans. However, the committee concluded that such testing is only justified when enough toxicity information exists to ensure that there will be no lo...

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Published inEnvironmental science & technology Vol. 38; no. 10; pp. 175A - 176A
Main Author Renner, Rebecca
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States American Chemical Society 15.05.2004
Subjects
Ethics
Hazardous Substances - pharmacokinetics
Hazardous Substances - toxicity
Human Experimentation - ethics
Human Experimentation - legislation & jurisprudence
Human subjects
Humans
National Academy of Sciences (U.S.)
Pesticides
Pesticides - pharmacokinetics
Pesticides - toxicity
Public Health - ethics
Public Health - legislation & jurisprudence
Public Health - standards
Testing
Toxicity Tests - ethics
United States
United States Environmental Protection Agency - legislation & jurisprudence
United States Environmental Protection Agency - standards
United States
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Summary:A committee of ethicists and scientists of the National Research Council recently endorsed the practice of testing pesticides and other toxicants on humans. However, the committee concluded that such testing is only justified when enough toxicity information exists to ensure that there will be no long-term harm to patients.
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ISSN:0013-936X
1520-5851
DOI:10.1021/es040491d