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Biodegradation Kinetics for Pesticide Exposure Assessment

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Exposure characterization for the purpose of risk assessment is a key element of decision making regarding pesticide safety. Exposure characterization and risk assessments require understanding of pesticide fate within the environment in a manner that can be broadly generalized across widely varied conditions of use. The coupled processes of sorption and soil degradation are especially important for understanding the potential environmental fate and transport of pesticides. The data derived from laboratory soil metabolism studies and terrestrial field dissipation studies are inherently variable and, when limited in extent, they lend uncertainty to the process of exposure characterization and risk assessment.

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Wolt, J.D., Nelson, H.P., Cleveland, C.B., van Wesenbeeck, I.J. (2001). Biodegradation Kinetics for Pesticide Exposure Assessment. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 169. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0107-3_2

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