PPT-Pesticide Toxicology

Week 2 Organophosphate Insecticides a Acute toxicity History World War II nerve gases Britain Germany Gerhard Schrader TEPP as first commercial OP insecticide PostWWII transfer of IG Farben chemicals to US. Formulating a pesticide involves processing it to improve its storage handling safety application or effectiveness See the text box on Some Formulations What makes up a formulation The pesticide formulation is a mixture of active and other ingredien Why are pesticides found on food Pesticides may be used in a variety of different ways during the production of food They may be used by farmers to control the growth of weeds or prevent crop damage by insects rodents and molds They may be used on f Course Information. Bettina Francis. Entomology Department. bfrancis@uiuc.edu. 333-5136. 677 Morrill Hall. Barry R. . Pittendrigh. Entomology Department. pittendr@illinois.edu. 244-0567. 518 Morrill Hall. Tracie Phillips, Ph.D. & Roberta Grant, Ph.D.. Toxicology Division. Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. Environmental Trade Fair 2015. Objectives. New Toxicology Database:. Database Introduction. Matthew T. Martin, . Ph.D.. National Center for Computational Toxicology . Office of Research & Development. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. RTP, . NC 27711. Email: . martin.matt@epa.gov. The Study of Poisons. Beginning the Journey into. Toxicology. Murder Magic and Medicine. The Goals of this course. Introduce the Principles of Toxicology. Part A. History of Toxicology. Dose-response. Unit 4. Pesticides in the Environment. Explain the Meaning of the Word “ENVIRONMENT”. EVERYTHING AROUND US. NATURAL ELEMENTS. MAN . MADE COMPONENTS. INDOORS . AND OUTDOORS. AIR. SOIL. WATER. PLANTS. Dr.. . Nirbhay. Kumar. Asstt. . Professor & Head. Deptt. . of Veterinary Pharmacology & Toxicology. Bihar Veterinary College, Bihar Animal Sciences University, Patna. Branches of . Toxicology. Pesticide Residues to Pollinators. Virginia Tech Activities to Further Understand Bee Health Concerns. Troy D. Anderson, Ph.D.. Insect Toxicology and Pharmacology Laboratory. Department of Entomology and . Compilation of EU Dioxin Exposureand Health DataTask 8 - Human toxicologyReport produced forEuropean Commission EnvironmentUK Department of the Environment, Transport and theRegions (DETR)October 1999 Bettina Francis. Entomology Department. bfrancis@uiuc.edu. 333-5136. 677 Morrill Hall. Barry R. . Pittendrigh. Entomology Department. pittendr@illinois.edu. 244-0567. 518 Morrill Hall. Course Topics. Carcinogenicity. and . Teratogenicity. B.Pharm. . Sixth Sem.. BP602T. GENOTOXICITY. It is a word in genetics defined as a destructive effect on a cell's genetic material (DNA, RNA) affecting its integrity.. Dr. Rakesh . Ghimire. , MBBS, MD . Assistant Professor, IOM, TU. Principal Investigator (Nepal). , . HOPE . GRID. . Nepal Public Health Foundation. Centre . for Pesticide Suicide Prevention. University of . Introduction. Toxicology is the study of adverse effects of xenobiotics in humans.. Xenobiotics—chemicals and drugs not normally found or produced in the body. .. Three major disciplines within toxicology.