Impact of European legislation on marketed pesticides — A view from the standpoint of health impact assessment studies

Karabelas, A.J.; Plakas, Konstantinos V.; Solomou, Ermioni; Drossou, V.; Sarigiannis, D

doi:10.1016/j.envint.2009.06.011

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“…However, even if many pesticides in use in the past have been banned in the last 15 years (Karabelas et al, 2009), most currently in use existed in the market before the 90s, in particular indoor insecticides. Moreover, current pesticides are unlikely to have a different mechanism of action, and thus past results may well apply to current investigations.…”

Section: Exposure Assessment In Studies On Pesticides and Childhood Lmentioning

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Selection bias in case–control studies on household exposure to pesticides and childhood acute leukemia

Rudant

Clavel

Infante‐Rivard

2009

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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The goal of this study was to investigate the potential for selection bias in published case-control studies on household exposure to pesticides and childhood acute leukemia; most studies have reported positive findings. Items to evaluate the potential for selection bias were first developed. They focused on the source populations that gave rise to cases and controls, the probabilistic selection of subjects from the source, and the losses of the subjects actually selected. A quantitative assessment of bias was also carried out. Potential sources of selection bias were found in all the studies, but none of them were observed across all the studies. Main sources of potential bias were a non-concurrent selection of controls with respect to cases, the use of control diagnoses possibly caused by pesticide exposure in hospital-based studies, and non-participation of selected eligible subjects. A quantitative assessment of bias concluded that non-participation alone could not explain the reported positive associations. We conclude that overall, selection bias, as a likely source of bias in these studies, does not seem to explain their positive findings. Our analysis provides arguments strengthening the conclusions on associations reported in earlier studies.

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Section: Exposure Assessment In Studies On Pesticides and Childhood Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

Selection bias in case–control studies on household exposure to pesticides and childhood acute leukemia

Rudant

Clavel

Infante‐Rivard

2009

J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol

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“…These methods are criticized because they are ultimately far removed from real ecological conditions, in which pesticides are applied in weak doses, but persistently, and they do not act alone but in conjunction with other products; they are used in a variety of ways by a wide range of users with unequal competence levels; they disperse into a multitude of connected environments (air, water, organisms, trophic chains). Moreover, these procedures, which are supposed to -control‖ risk, in fact lead industry to search for new compounds, which might be less dangerous under laboratory conditions, but entail uncertainties in the real world [8].…”

Section: Dealing With Modern Risksmentioning

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The Pragmatic Collective Interest as the Product of Civic Deliberation: The Case of Pesticide Management in Belgium

Mélard

Mormont

2013

Sustainability

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Through the issue of pesticide management in Belgium, this article offers an empirical and conceptual grasp on what Ulrich Beck called the second-order reflexive modernity; that which is exercised among citizens when they are confronted with threatening and uncertain situations. To achieve this, we use two case studies of two public policy instruments, which we offer to the public for discussion: food product labelling, and the modelling of toxic effects linked to pesticide use. To this end, we organised two focus groups designed to encourage discussion, composed of citizens/practitioners. The results obtained plead in favour of a collective deconstruction-reconstruction of these tools and can lead to what we propose calling a -pragmatic collective interest.‖ This -pragmatic collective interest‖ can take the form of a new set-up or new associations that enable the coexistence of conflicting propositions and points of view, and a suspension of efforts to hierarchize causes and required solutions.

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“…Overall 81 of the European Union's 276 legally marketed pesticides are known to have negative health impacts; 51 are carcinogenic, 24 are endocrine disrupters, 22 cause reproductive and developmental defects and 28 can be the cause of acute toxicity (Karabelas et al 2009). …”

Section: Long-term Health Effectsmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals

Hough

2013

Issues in Agroecology – Present Status and Future Prospectus

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Impact of European legislation on marketed pesticides — A view from the standpoint of health impact assessment studies

Cited by 89 publications

References 13 publications

Selection bias in case–control studies on household exposure to pesticides and childhood acute leukemia

Selection bias in case–control studies on household exposure to pesticides and childhood acute leukemia

The Pragmatic Collective Interest as the Product of Civic Deliberation: The Case of Pesticide Management in Belgium

The Trading and Use of Agrochemicals

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