Cancer Hazards: Parathion, Malathion, Diazinon, Tetrachlorvinphos and Glyphosate

The 2015 IARC Classifications: Implications for Regulation, Environmental Justice, and Global Health

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

AvMartha Richmond

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This book focuses on a monograph published in 2017 by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), an agency of the World Health Organization (WHO), discussing its carcinogen hazard classification of four pesticides: parathion, malathion, diazinon, and tetrachlorvinphos as well as the herbicide glyphosate.

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Utgivningsdatum2023-02-28
Mått155 x 235 x 10 mm
Vikt265 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieAESS Interdisciplinary Environmental Studies and Sciences Series
Antal sidor153
FörlagSpringer Nature Switzerland AG
ISBN9783030819552

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Martha Richmond is a Professor Emerita of Chemistry and Biochemistry and Environmental Science at Suffolk University in Boston, U.S.A., where she has also directed the Environmental Studies and Environmental Sciences programs and a number of undergraduate research projects. For a number of years she worked as a consulting staff scientist at the Health Effects Institute, where she has contributed to several studies related to health hazards with study cases from Mexico City and China. Martha does research in environmental issues, including environmental science, environmental health, and environmental justice. Her most recent publication is 'Glyphosate: A review of its global use, environmental impact, and potential health effects on humans and other species'. She is an associate editor of the Journal of Environmental Studies and Science, published by Springer. More recently, Martha Richmond has focused onhow the scientific community can work better with the regulatory community and lay public to develop informed approaches addressing environmental problems. She is specially interested in addressing issues that affect the larger ecosystem or issues that disproportionately affect under-served communities.

1.Discovery and Commercial Introduction and of Parathion, Malathion, Diazanon, Tetrachlorvinphos, and Glyphosate.- 2. Growth Present-Day Volume, and Projected Use of Parathion, Malathion, Diazanon, Tetrachlorvinphos, and Glyphosate.- 3. Environmental Presence.- 4.Toxicology of Parathion, Malathion, Diazanon, Tetrachlorvinphos, and Glyphosate.- 5.Toxic Effects of Pesticides or Herbicide on the Environment and Environmental Species: Wildlife, Including Insects, Aquatic Animals, and Plants.- 6. Chronic Health Effects of Parathion, Malathion, Diazanon, Tetrachlorvinphos, and Glyphosate.- 7. IARC: Role in Addressing Cancer and Cancer Prevention.- 8. The IARC 2015 Monograph: Selection of Substances for Evaluation, Materials Assessed by Review Panels, Basis for Final Panel Decisions.- 9.Response to the IARC 2015 Monograph: Response in the Scientific and Regulatory Communities; Response in Government Agencies; Response in the LayPress; Litigation.- 10. Hazard Identification, Risk Assessment and Risk Perception.- 11. Environmental Justice Considerations.- 12. The Global Importance of the IARC Hazard Identification.