Nordic Pesticide Monitoring Programs

Nordic Pesticide Monitoring Programs

Author: Patrik Fauser

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9789289307383

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This book is the result of a joint Nordic collaboration performed by the Nordic Terrestrial Environmental Monitoring (NTEM) work group within the Nordic Council of Ministers. It summarizes the existing information on past and present pesticide monitoring activities that have been performed in the five Nordic Countries; Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. Each activity is described specifically with respect to aims, monitored pesticides, sampling matrices, sampling methods and analytical methods.


Assessing Options for Nordic-Baltic Co-Operation in Biosafety

Assessing Options for Nordic-Baltic Co-Operation in Biosafety

Author: Nordic Council of Ministers

Publisher: Nordic Council of Ministers

Published: 2005-08-01

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 9289312114

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This report is the outcome of a meeting arranged to assess the options and need for co-operation of Nordic and Baltic authorities regarding safety of genetically modified organisms (GMOs), with the emphasis on environmental aspects. About 30 participants representing various authorities working with GMO issues in all Nordic and Baltic countries were present at the workshop. The issues of co-existence, risk assessment and monitoring were covered in the workshops of the meeting which served as a tool for exchanging information and experiences. The results were used as a basis for assessing the need for future co-operation and for formulating its putative forms.


Genomics in Regulatory Ecotoxicology

Genomics in Regulatory Ecotoxicology

Author: Gerald Ankley

Publisher: CRC Press

Published: 2007-11-27

Total Pages: 198

ISBN-13: 1420066838

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Fueled partially by large, well-publicized efforts such as the Human Genome Project, genomic research is a rapidly growing area in multiple biological disciplines, including toxicology. Much of this potential, however, has been discussed in the literature and at technical meetings only in relatively broad terms, making it difficult to assess exactl