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US Senate votes to ban pesticide tests on humans.

Authors :
Wadman, Meredith
Source :
Nature Medicine. Aug2005, Vol. 11 Issue 8, p811-811. 1p.
Publication Year :
2005

Abstract

Reports on the plan of the U.S. Congress to ban the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from using human tests to determine whether a pesticide should be marketed. Decision to place moratorium on the conduct and use of studies that expose participants to pesticides; Moral and ethical issues surrounding pesticides; Impact of the EPA policy on children.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
10788956
Volume :
11
Issue :
8
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Nature Medicine
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
17813578
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0805-811a