Methods of Pesticide Exposure Assessment

Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Past, Present, and Future.- Pesticide Exposure and Re-entry in Agriculture.- Session One — Guidance Document for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides.- The Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders to Pesticides.- Study Design Considerations for Occupational Pesticide Exposure Assessment.- Guidance Document: Quality Assurance/Quality Control.- Guidance Document: A Critique of Pharmacokinetics and Biological Monitoring.- Passive Dosimetry: Possibilities for Use in Risk Assessment (Critique on the “Guidance Document” with Respect to Passive Dosimetry).- Critique of the Guidance Document and Guidelines for the Conduct of Field Studies to Evaluate the Exposure of Operators, Workers, and Bystanders.- Session Two — Pesticide Exposure Databases.- The Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED): Regulatory Overview.- A European Operator Exposure Database.- A Comparison of the Pesticide Handlers Exposure Database (PHED) and the European Predictive Operator Exposure Model (EUROPOEM) Database.- Session Three — The Tier Approach.- Pesticide Exposure: Overview of the Tier Approach.- The Tier Approach to Pesticide Exposure Assessment: Are We There?.- Quantitative Assessment of Human Pesticide Exposure: Some Defaults and Assumptions.- Session Four — Biomarkers of Exposure.- Biologic Markers: Monitoring Populations Exposed to Pesticides.- Using Immunochemical Methods to Analyze for Biomarkers of Exposure.- The Use of Biomarkers in the Epidemiological Surveillance of Pesticide Workers.- Biomarker Testing for the Assessment of Populations Exposed to Hazardous Chemicals.- Appendices.- Revised Guidance Document for the Conduct ofField Studies of Exposure to Pesticides in Use.- Workshop Participants.