Report from the Sub-comittee on the environment and health
Report from the Sub-comittee on the environment and health
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Pesticid<br />
Orto-phenylphenol<br />
Dimethoat<br />
Lindan<br />
Hexachlorbenzen<br />
Dithiocarbamater<br />
Endosulfan<br />
Methidathi<strong>on</strong><br />
methidathi<strong>on</strong> are received through citrus fruit. Citrus fruits are usually<br />
peeled before being eaten, <strong>and</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>re are today experiments that show that<br />
methidathi<strong>on</strong> in citrus fruits is reduced by 95% by peeling <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> fruit. That<br />
means that <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> figures for methidathi<strong>on</strong>, <strong>and</strong> presumably also for orthophenylphenol,<br />
can be more than 80% too high. O<str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>r pesticide residues<br />
are found mainly in crops that are not peeled or processed (e.g.<br />
cucumber, apples <strong>and</strong> pears), <strong>and</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intake of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g>se pesticides could in<br />
reality be more important than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> real intake of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> pesticides shown in<br />
figure 6.4. It must be stressed that it cannot be absolutely claimed that all<br />
calculati<strong>on</strong>s that do not include reducti<strong>on</strong> factors are too high, since<br />
during preparati<strong>on</strong> pesticides can be broken down into compounds that<br />
are just as harmful or more harmful than <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> original pesticide. However,<br />
it must generally be expected that including factors for<br />
processing/preparati<strong>on</strong> of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> crops in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> calculati<strong>on</strong>s will reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
value of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intake. In future, final <strong>and</strong> well-tested calculati<strong>on</strong>s that<br />
include reducti<strong>on</strong> factors <strong>and</strong> that are supported by toxicological data<br />
will become available, making it possible to compare <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> intake of <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
different pesticides.<br />
Middelværdi for alle<br />
pesticider<br />
0,00 0,50 1,00 1,50 2,00 2,50<br />
Indtag i % af ADI (acceptable daily indtake) for det enkelte pesticid<br />
Figure 6.4<br />
The total average intake of pesticide residues (denoted I) <str<strong>on</strong>g>from</str<strong>on</strong>g> different fruit <strong>and</strong> vegetables, when<br />
account is not taken of such factors as peeling <strong>and</strong> similar that reduce <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> residual c<strong>on</strong>tent of<br />
pesticides. The vertical line gives <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g> mean value for all pesticides (0.3% of ADI).<br />
(Figure text:<br />
Middelværdi for alle pesticider = Mean value for all pesticides<br />
Pesticid = Pesticide<br />
Orto-phenylphenol = Ortho-phenylphenol<br />
Dimethoat = Dimethoate<br />
Lindan = Lindane<br />
Hexachlorbenzen = Hexachlorobenzene<br />
Dithiocarbamater = Dithiocarbamates<br />
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