Health effects of Permethrin-impregnated Army battle-dress uniforms [electronic resource] / Subcommittee to Review Permethrin Toxicity from Military Uniforms, Committee on Toxicology, Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology, Commission on Life Sciences, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Subcommittee to Review Permethrin Toxicity from Military Uniforms.

Contributor:

McConnell, Ernest E.

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Environmental Studies and Toxicology.

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Life Sciences.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Pyrethroids--Toxicology.

Pyrethroids.

Military uniforms.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (154 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : National Academy Press, 1994.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""Health Effects of Permethrin Impregnated Army Battle-Dress Uniforms""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT""; ""PHARMACOKINETICS""; ""ACUTE TOXICITY""; ""SUBCHRONIC TOXICITY""; ""DERMAL TOXICITY""; ""OCULAR TOXICITY""; ""NEUROTOXICITY""; ""LIVER TOXICITY""; ""IMMUNOTOXICITY""; ""REPRODUCTIVE AND DEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITY""; ""GENOTOXICITY""; ""CARCINOGENICITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Exposure Assessment""; ""MILITARY NONFIELD PERSONNEL""; ""MILITARY FIELD PERSONNEL""; ""GARMENT WORKERS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""

""3 Pharmacokinetics of Permethrin""""ABSORPTION OF PERMETHRIN""; ""Oral Absorption""; ""Dermal Absorption""; ""Absorption in Humans""; ""Absorption in Animals""; ""INTERACTIONS""; ""METABOLISM""; ""HYDROLYSIS""; ""OXIDATION""; ""RELATIONSHIP TO TOXICITY""; ""ELIMINATION""; ""DISTRIBUTION""; ""Tissue Concentrations""; ""Protein Binding""; ""SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""4 Acute and Short-Term Toxicity of Permethrin""; ""ACUTE TOXICITY""; ""Human Studies""; ""Animal Studies""; ""SUBACUTE AND SUBCHRONIC TOXICITY""; ""Oral Exposure""; ""Mouse""; ""Rat""; ""Dog""; ""Rabbit""

""Cow""""Dermal Exposure""; ""Inhalation Exposure""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""5 Dermal and Ocular Toxicity of Permethrin""; ""DERMAL TOXICITY""; ""Human Data""; ""Clinical Trials""; ""Animal Data""; ""Acute and Subchronic Effects""; ""Photochemical Irritation""; ""OCULAR TOXICITY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""Ocular Toxicity""; ""Dermal Toxicity""; ""Recommendation""; ""6 Neurotoxicity of Permethrin""; ""HUMAN DATA""; ""ANIMAL DATA""; ""Neurotoxic Effects""; ""Rats""; ""Hens""; ""Neurobehavioral Effects""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""7 Liver and Other Organ Toxicity of Permethrin""

""LIVER TOXICITY""""Human Data""; ""Animal Data""; ""OTHER ORGAN TOXICITY""; ""Human Data""; ""Animal Data""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""8 Immunotoxicity of Permethrin""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""RECOMMENDATIONS""; ""9 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicity Of Permethrin""; ""RAT STUDIES""; ""MOUSE STUDIES""; ""RABBIT STUDIES""; ""OTHER STUDIES""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""10 Genotoxicity of Permethrin""; ""GENE MUTATIONS""; ""CHROMOSOMAL EFFECTS""; ""OTHER GENOTOXIC EFFECTS""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""11 Carcinogenicity of Permethrin""; ""CARCINOGENICITY STUDIES IN MICE""; ""ICI Mouse Study""; ""FMC Mouse Studies""

""Burroughs Wellcome Mouse Study""""CARCINOGENICITY STUDIES IN RATS""; ""ICI Rat Study""; ""FMC Rat Study""; ""Burroughs Wellcome Rat Study""; ""TUMOR PROMOTION STUDIES: SHIMKIN MOUSE LUNG BIOASSAY""; ""CONCLUSIONS""; ""CARCINOGENICITY RISK ASSESSMENT""; ""Hazard Identification""; ""Dose-Response Assessment""; ""Risk Characterization""; ""Military Nonfield Personnel""; ""Military Field Personnel""; ""Garment Workers""; ""Conclusions""; ""12 Summary of Recommendations""; ""EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT""; ""PHARMACOKINETICS""; ""DERMAL TOXICITY""; ""NEUROTOXICITY""; ""IMMUNOTOXICITY""; ""GENOTOXICITY""

""References""

Notes:

Project was supported by the U.S. Army.

Subcommittee chairman: Ernest Eugene McConnell.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

923271186