Advisory Committee on Pesticides Annual Report 2001
ACP Annual Report 2001 - Pesticides Safety Directorate
ACP Annual Report 2001 - Pesticides Safety Directorate
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Appendix VI<br />
c<strong>on</strong>stituti<strong>on</strong>al factors (genetic susceptibility, horm<strong>on</strong>al status)<br />
may also c<strong>on</strong>tribute to effects<br />
Carcinoma<br />
Clastogen<br />
malignant tumour arising from epithelial cells lining, for<br />
example, the alimentary, respiratory and urogenital tracts and<br />
from epidermis, also from solid viscera such as the liver,<br />
pancreas, kidneys and some endocrine glands<br />
an agent that produces chromosome breaks and other structural<br />
aberrati<strong>on</strong>s such as translocati<strong>on</strong>s (q.v.). Clastogens may be<br />
viruses or physical agents as well as chemicals. Clastogenic<br />
events play an important part in the development of some<br />
tumours<br />
COPR C<strong>on</strong>trol of <strong>Pesticides</strong> Regulati<strong>on</strong>s 1986<br />
DETR<br />
DNA<br />
DT 50<br />
EC<br />
ECCO<br />
EMDI<br />
FAO<br />
Department of the Envir<strong>on</strong>ment, Transport and the Regi<strong>on</strong>s<br />
deoxyrib<strong>on</strong>ucleic acid. The carrier of genetic informati<strong>on</strong> for<br />
most organisms<br />
time taken to degrade by 50 percent<br />
European Community<br />
EC Co-ordinati<strong>on</strong> (EU expert peer review groups)<br />
estimated maximum daily intake<br />
Food and Agriculture Organisati<strong>on</strong><br />
105<br />
FEPA Food and Envir<strong>on</strong>ment Protecti<strong>on</strong> Act 1985<br />
GAP<br />
GATT<br />
GIFAP<br />
GLP<br />
ha<br />
Half life<br />
good agricultural practice<br />
General Agreement <strong>on</strong> Tariffs and Trade<br />
Groupement Internati<strong>on</strong>al des Associati<strong>on</strong>s Nati<strong>on</strong>ales de<br />
Fabricants de Produits Agrochimiques (the European trade<br />
associati<strong>on</strong> for the agrochemical industry)<br />
Good Laboratory Practice<br />
hectare<br />
time interval required for half of a quantity of material to be<br />
eliminated naturally