Probabilistic cumulative risk assessment of anti-androgenic pesticides in food.

A.K. Müller, S. Bosgra, P.E. Boon, H. van der Voet, E. Nielsen, O. Ladefoged

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    Abstract

    In this paper, we present a cumulative risk assessment of three anti-androgenic pesticides (vinclozolin, procymidone and prochloraz) using the relative potency factor (RPF) approach and an integrated probabilistic risk assessment (IPRA) model. RPFs for each substance were estimated for three reproductive endpoints (ano-genital distance, and weights of the seminal vesicles and the musculus levator ani/bulbocavernosus) in male rat foetuses exposed in utero. The cumulative dietary intake was estimated based on consumption data and residue data from the Netherlands. The IPRA model combines variability in both exposure and sensitivity between individuals into a distribution of individual margins of exposures (IMoEs) and IMoEs of 1 or less indicate a possible concern. The assessment did not result in IMoEs <or = 1. The endpoint 'weight of seminal vesicles' resulted in the lowest IMoEs (0.1th percentile: 198) and the fraction of individuals with IMoEs
    Original languageUndefined/Unknown
    Pages (from-to)2951-2962
    Number of pages12
    JournalFood and Chemical Toxicology
    Volume47
    Issue number12
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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