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Pesticide residues in foods in relation to human health

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Residue Reviews / Rückstands-Berichte

Part of the book series: Residue Reviews / Ruckstands-Berichte ((RECT,volume 4))

Abstract

The presence in the general food or water supply of any foreign chemical is a matter not to be dismissed lightly. The pesticides are poisons, of course, or they would not be useful in the control of insects, rodents, and other undesirable animals and plants. The ingestion by the population of small amounts of these pesticidal chemicals as residues on and in food has been viewed with alarm by a number of people. It is important, however, to consider the quantitative dose-response relationships involved.

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