Fumonisin B₁ / first draft prepared by W.F.O. Marasas ... [and others]

"Published under the joint sponsorship of the United Nations Environment Programme, the International Labour Organisation, and the World Health Organization, and produced within the framework of the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals."

"International Programme on Chemical Safety"--Cover

"WHO Task Group on Environmental Health Criteria for Fumonisin B₁"--p. xiv

Includes bibliographical references (pages 90-125)

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH CRITERIA FOR FUMONISIN B PREAMBLE ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION 1. SUMMARY, EVALUATION AND RECOMMENDATIONS 2. IDENTITY, PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES, AND ANALYTICAL METHODS 3. SOURCES OF HUMAN EXPOSURE 4. ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSPORT, DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSFORMATION 5. ENVIRONMENTAL LEVELS AND HUMAN EXPOSURE 6. KINETICS AND METABOLISM IN ANIMALS 7. EFFECTS ON LABORATORY MAMMALS AND IN VITRO TEST SYSTEMS 8. EFFECTS ON HUMANS 9. EFFECTS ON OTHER ORGANISMS IN THE LABORATORY 10. FURTHER RESEARCH. 11. PREVIOUS EVALUATIONS BY INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS REFERENCES APPENDIX 1. NATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR FUMONISINS APPENDIX 2. NATURAL OCCURRENCE OF FUMONISIN B 1 (FB 1) IN MAIZE-BASED PRODUCTS RESUME, EVALUATION ET RECOMMANDATIONS RESUMEN, EVALUACION Y RECOMENDACIONES.

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