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In 2001 Tamil Nadu-based accredited private laboratory Fredrick Institute of Plant Protection and Toxicology (fippat, now International Institute of Bio-technology and Toxicology) came out with a

Pesticides are responsible for hundreds of cases of poisoning in the developing world, where information and training on the potential negative health effects of these chemicals is often lacking. While the impact of the indiscriminate use of toxic

The object of food safety surveillance and monitoring system is to ensure that the food supplied in the market is safe.

Epidemiological studies were conducted in pesticide exposed agricultural workers along with an equal number of age- and sex-matched controls. All the 200 exposed volunteers were suffering from fever, nausea, headache and other abnormal symptoms and visited the hospital for general health check-up. These cases

The current European Union Directive for authorising pesticides (Directive 91/414/EEC for the placing of plant protection products in the EU market) is totally inadequate to prevent the

This report examines pesticide use in Kuttanad, India, an economically sensitive area often referred to as the rice bowl of Kerala. Using primary data collected from pesticide applicators and farm labor, the report assesses short-term health costs associated with pesticide exposure.

Simultaneous determination of oxytetracycline, 4-epioxytetracycline, ?-apooxytetracycline, tetracycline and ?-apooxytetracycline on C18 columns has been accomplished using a high performance liquid chromatographic method with UV detection. Separation was achieved on a Hypersil BDS RP-C18 column (250 mm

In a year of remixes, I the cola controversy I was a tune that stayed true to its original from three years ago. In August, the Delhi-based Centre for Science and

The first part of the paper briefly describes the geography and the socio-economic background of Plachimada. The second part analyses the legal and institutional framework applicable to the case. This part also examines how the government approached the case, which has already been presented before the Kerala High Court. The third part is an analysis of the case law.

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