Humans are exposed to complex chemical mixtures, such as pesticides. Although the need
for the assessment of health and environmental hazards deriving from the interactions …

Humans and wildlife are exposed to an intractably large number of different combinations of
chemicals via food, water, air, consumer products, and other media and sources. This raises …

This paper reviews regulatory requirements and recent case studies to illustrate how the risk
assessment (RA) of chemical mixtures is conducted, considering both the effects on human …

The current study was conducted to assess the levels of organophosphates and carbamates
in vegetables in Kenya and to examine potential consumer health risks. A total of 90 …

The agroeconomic benefits of the routine use of triazole fungicides on crops have been
evident for more than 40 years. However, increasing evidence shows that residues of …

Highlights•CAG include compounds with the same mechanism of action.•CAG may also
include compounds with a common effect on target organ/system.•Hazard index approach …

Cumulative acute dietary risk assessments of organophosphorus (OPs), carbamates (CBs)
and pyrethroids (PYs) were conducted for the Brazilian population. Residue data for 30786 …

We performed a mixture risk assessment (MRA) case study of dietary exposure to the food
contaminants lead, methylmercury, inorganic arsenic (iAs), fluoride, non-dioxin-like …

The occurrence of pesticide residues in fruits was determined by a target method for 62
analytes and a wide scope screening method against a database of 500 pesticides. Limits of …

Abstract Lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and total mercury (THg) are toxic heavy metals (THMs)
that are widely present in the environment and can cause substantial health problems …