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Bioassays for Monitoring Insecticide Resistance
Published on: December 30, 2010
[Influence of pesticide residues on human health]
1Laboratoire de Toxicologie clinique, CHU-B35, Liège, Belgique.
Abstract:
Pesticides are widely used to control any pest, including vectors of diseases, unwanted species of plants or animals. They are ubiquitous contaninants of our environment and have been found in water, vegetables, human and animal tissues. Acute or chronic intoxications are well documented. Some pesticides seem to have additive or synergistic effects of oestrogenic compounds, influencing the endocrine functions in several animal species. Moreover, pesticides can induce mutagenesis, carcinogenesis and immunotoxicity.
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