Lec 3

Question 1

what is the provincial role in pesticide regulations?

Answer 1

prohibition and permits (limit usage)
transport, sale, use, storage and proper disposal
spills and incidents

Question 2

what is the municipal role in pesticide regulation?

Answer 2

bylaws for land

Question 3

what is an ADI?

Answer 3

acceptable daily intake with no adverse effects
has safety factors built in
established through toxicologic evaluation

Question 4

what is an MOE?

Answer 4

margin of exposure
ratio of factors for a given population: NOAEL / predicted dose
usually 100 - 1000 required
established through occupational exposure assessment

Question 5

what is an MRL?

Answer 5

The maximum amount of pesticide that an remain on / in food products without long-term concern
established in food residue exposure assessment

Question 6

What is a NOEC?

Answer 6

no observed effect concentrations
established in environmental toxicology