Author
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PITT, JOHN - Commonwealth Scientific And Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) |
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WILD, CHRISTOPHER - International Agency For Research On Cancer |
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GELDERBLOM, WENTZEL C.A. - South African Medical Research Council |
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MILLER, J. DAVID - Carleton University - Canada |
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Riley, Ronald |
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WU, FELICIA - University Of Pittsburgh |
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BANN, ROBERT - International Agency For Research On Cancer |
Submitted to: World Health Organization
Publication Type: Book / Chapter Publication Acceptance Date: 3/12/2012 Publication Date: 12/12/2012 Citation: Pitt, J.I., Wild, C.P., Gelderblom, W., Miller, J., Riley, R.T., Wu, F., Bann, R.A. 2012. Improving public health through mycotoxin control. Lyon, France: International Agency for Research on Cancer. Publication No. 158. 162 p. Interpretive Summary: This book from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a part of the World Health Organization, aims to sensitize the international community to the mycotoxin problem in a format which is accessible to a wide audience and is useful to decision-makers across a broad spectrum of disciplines including agriculture, public health, marketing, and economics. The editors hope that this book will be a stimulus to governments, non-governmental and international organizations as well as the private sector to initiate measures designed to minimize mycotoxin exposure in high risk populations. The book provides a scientific description of the occurrence and effects of mycotoxins but goes further in outlining approaches to reduce mycotoxin exposure with the likely outcome being an improvement in public health in developing countries. Technical Abstract: This book from the International Agency for Research on Cancer, a part of the World Health Organization, aims to sensitize the international community to the mycotoxin problem in a format which is accessible to a wide audience and is useful to decision-makers across a broad spectrum of disciplines including agriculture, public health, marketing, and economics. The editors hope that this book will be a stimulus to governments, non-governmental and international organizations as well as the private sector to initiate measures designed to minimize mycotoxin exposure in high risk populations. The book provides a scientific description of the occurrence and effects of mycotoxins but goes further in outlining approaches to reduce mycotoxin exposure with the likely outcome being an improvement in public health in developing countries. |