Challenges in Regulating Pesticide Mixtures

Challenges in Regulating Pesticide Mixtures

This paper introduces the field of mixture toxicity and the challenges in regulating pesticide mixtures. Even though pesticides are unique chemical stressors designed to have biological activity that can affect a number of nontarget species, they are intentionally placed into the environment in larg...

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Main Authors: Michael Lydy, Jason Belden, Craig Wheelock, Bruce Hammock, Debra Denton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Resilience Alliance 2004-12-01
Series:Ecology and Society
Subjects:
EPA
additive toxicity
concentration addition
independent action
mixtures
pesticides
regulations
risk cup
toxicity
toxicity assessment
Online Access:http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss6/art1/

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http://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol9/iss6/art1/

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