Pesticide Toxicity Reference Citations

Index to literature citations about toxic chemicals at this website:

References about environmental toxicity
References about to childhood cancers
References about farm cancers
Comprehensive list containing 3,300 citations

General references to chemical toxicity

• Abell, Annette et al. 1994. High sperm density among members of organic farmers' association. The Lancet. 343:1498. June 11, 1994.
• Auger, Jacques et al. 1995. Decline in semen quality among fertile men in Paris during the past 20 years. The New England Journal of Medicine. 332(5):2-6. February 2, 1995.
• Brown, D.H., C.J. Standell, and J.E. Miller. 1995. Effects of agricultural chemicals on lichens. Cryptogamic Botany. 5:220-223.
• Buhl, Kevin, and N.L. Faerber. 1989. Acute toxicity of selected herbicides and surfactants to larvae of the midge Chironomus riparius. Arch. Environ. Contamin. Toxicol. 18:530-536.
• Carlsen, Elisabeth et al. 1992. Evidence for decreasing quality of semen during past 50 years. BMJ. 305:609-613. September 12, 1992.
• Committee on Risk Assessment Methodology. 1993. Issues In Risk Assessment. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• Cox, Caroline. 1996. Pesticides and male fertility: masculinity at risk. Journal of Pesticide Reform. 16:2-7.
• Cox, Caroline. 1994. Dicamba. Journal of Pesticide Reform. Herbicide Factsheet, Vol. 14.
• Cox, Caroline. 1991. Glyphosate. Journal of Pesticide Reform. Summer 1991, Vol. 11.
• Cox, Caroline. 1993. Biotechnology and agricultural pesticide use: an interaction between genes and poisons. An excerpt in Journal of Pesticide Reform. Vol. 13.
• Cox, Caroline. 1995. Glyphosate, Part 1: Toxicology. Journal of Pesticide Reform. 15(3):14-20.
• Cox, Caroline. 1995. Glyphosate, Part 2: Human exposure and ecological effects. Journal of Pesticide Reform. 15(4):14-20.
• Environmental Protection Agency. 1994a. List of chemicals evaluated for carcinogenic potential. Memo from Reto Engler, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Washington, D.C. April 1994.
• Folmar, L.C., H.O. Sanders, and A.M. Julin. 1979. Toxicity of the herbicide glyphosate and several of its formulations to fish and aquatic invertebrates. Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 8:269-278.
• Fung, Victor et al. 1993. Predictive strategies for selecting 379 NCI/NTP chemicals evaluated for carcinogenic potential: scientific and public health impact. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. Society of Toxicology. 20:413-436.
• Goodman, Gay and Richard Wilson. 1991. Predicting the carcinogenicity of chemicals in humans from rodent bioassay data. Environmental Health Perspectives. 94:195-218.
• Gray, Leon Earl Jr. 1992. Chemical-Induced Alterations Of Sexual Differentiation: A Review Of Effects In Humans And Rodents. Advances In Modern Environmental Toxicology. Princeton Scientific Publishing Co: Princeton, NJ. p. 203-230.
• Gray, L. et al. 1991. Chronic nitrosamine ingestion in 1040 rodents: the effect of the choice of nitrosamine, the species studies, and the age of starting exposure. Cancer Research. 51:6470-6490.
• Grier, Norma. 1991. Detailed critique of the Draft Hexazinone Information Profile Released by Region 6 Forest Service. December 1991. Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, PO Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97740.
• Guillette, L. J. Jr. 1994. Endocrine-disrupting environmental contaminants and reproduction: lessons from the study of wildlife. Women's Health Today: Perspectives on Current Research and Clinical Practice. D.R. Popkin and L.J. Peddle, eds., Parthenon Publ. Group, New York, pp. 201-207.
• Guillette, Louis J., Jr. 1995. Endocrine disrupting environmental contaminants and developmental abnormalities in embryos: human and ecological risk assessment. Environmental Health Perspectives. Invited Editorial, in press March 1995: 1-10.
• Haseman, J.K., and A. Lockhart. 1994. The relationship between the use of the maximum tolerated dose and study sensitivity for detecting rodent carcinogenicity. Fundamental and Applied Toxicology. 22:382.
• Henry, C.J., K.F. Higgins, and K.J. Buhl. 1994. Acute toxicity and hazard assessment of Rodeo© , X-77 Spreader©, and Chem-Trol© to aquatic invertebrates. Arch. Environ. Contamin. Toxicol. 27:392-399.
• Holtby, L.B., and S.J. Baillie. 1987. Effects of the herbicide Roundup© on coho salmon fingerlings in an over-sprayed tributary of Carnation Creek, British Columbia. In Proceedings of the Carnation Creek
• Herbicide Workshop, December 7-10, 1987, P.E. Reynolds, ed., Forest Pest Management Institute.
• Hoover, Robert and Aaron Blair. 1991. Pesticides and cancer. Cancer Prevention. February. p. 1-11.
• Huff, James. 1993. Chemicals and cancer in humans: first evidence in experimental animals. Environmental Health Perspectives. 100:201-210. International Agency for Research on Cancer. 1988. Overall Evaluations Of Carcinogenicity: An Updating Of IARC Monographs. Lyon: France. 1(42).
• Kimmel, Carole et al. 1992. Animal Models For Assessing Developmental Toxicity. Similarities & Differences Between Children & Adults. ILSI Press: Washington, D.C. p. 43-65.
• McConnell, Ernest. 1992. Comparative Responses In Carcinogenesis Bioassays As A Function Of Age At First Exposure. Similarities & Differences Between Children & Adults. ILSI Press: Washington, D.C. p. 66-78.
• Miller, Barry et al. 1993. SEER Cancer Statistics Review 1973-1990. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, D.C. National
• Research Council. 1988. Complex Mixtures: Methods for In Vivo Toxicity Testing. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• Mitchell, David G., P.M. Chapman, and T.J. Long. 1987. Acute toxicity of Roundup© and Rodeo© herbicides to rainbow trout, chinook, and coho salmon. Arch. Environ. Contamin. Toxicol. 39:1028-1035.
• National Research Council. 1989a. Alternative Agriculture. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• National Research Council. 1989b. Drinking Water And Health: Selected Issues In Risk Assessment. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• National Research Council. 1993a. Pesticides in the Diets of Infants and Children. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• National Research Council. 1993b. Soil and Water Quality. National Academy Press: Washington, D.C.
• O'Brien, Mary. (no date). Picloram. Northwest Coalition for Alternatives to Pesticides, PO Box 1393, Eugene, OR 97440.
• Office of Science and Technology Policy. 1985. Chemical carcinogens: a review of the science and its associated principles. Federal Register. 50:10372-10442. March, 14.
• Office of Technology Assessment, Congress of the United States. 1987. Identifying and regulating carcinogens. Washington, D.C. November 1987.
• Perera, Frederica and Boffetta, Paolo. 1988. Perspectives on comparing risks of environmental carcinogens. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 80(16). October 19, 1988.
• Peto, R. et al. 1991. Effects on 4080 rats of chronic ingestion of n- nitrosodiethylamine or n-nitrosodimethylamine: a detailed dose- response study. Cancer Research. 51:6415-6451. 1991.
• Pimentel, David et al. 1992. Environmental And Economic Costs Of Pesticide Use. BioScience. 42(10):750-760. November 1992.
• Rall, D.P. et al. 1987. Alternatives to using human experience in assessing health risks. Annual Review of Public Health. 8: 335-338.
• Rall, D. 1994. Shoe Leather Epidemiology -- The footsteps of mice and rats. The Mount Sinai Journal of Medicine. 2-6.
• Raloff, Janet. 1994. The gender benders: are environmental "hormones" emasculating wildlife?. Science News 45:24-27.
• Raloff, Janet. 1996. The pesticide shuffle. Science News 149:174-175.
• Raloff, Janet. 1993. EcoCancers. Do environmental factors underlie a breast cancer epidemic? Science News. 144:10-13.
• Ries, L., et al. 1993. Cancer in children, SEER cancer statistics review 1973- 1990. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Washington, D.C.
• Schrader, Steven. 1988. The effects of ethylene dibromide on semen quality: a comparison of short-term and chronic exposure. Reproductive Toxicology. 2:191-198.
• Sellin, Mary. 1983. The mythology of pesticide safety. NCAP News Spr-Sum: 18-19.
• Servizi, J.A., R.W. Gordon, and D.W. Martens. 1987. Acute toxicity of Garlon 4© and Roundup© herbicides to salmon, Daphnia, and trout. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 39:15-22.
• Sharpe, Richard and Skakkebaek, Niels. 1993. Are oestrogens involved in falling sperm counts and disorders of the male reproductive tract? The Lancet. 341:1392-1395. May 29, 1993.
• Sharpe, Richard and Skakkebaek, Niels. 1993. Are oestrogens involved in falling sperm counts and disorders of the male reproductive tract? The Lancet. 341:1392-1395. May 29, 1993.
• Swadener, Carrie. 1993. Triclopyr. Journal of Pesticide Reform. 13:29-35. U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1994. Pesticide Data Program: Summary of 1992 Data. Washington, D.C.: Agricultural Marketing Service.
• USDA-FS. (No date). Hexazinone Herbicide Information Profile. Pacific Northwest Region, Portland OR.
• Wiles, Richard et al. 1994. Tap Water Blues. Environmental Working Group. October 1994.
• Wooten, G. and P. Morrison, 1995. Biological Invasions of Alien Plants in the Interior Columbia River Basin, Excerpted from Key Elements for Ecological Planning: Management Principles, Recommendations, and Guidelines for Federal Lands East of the Cascade Crest in Oregon and Washington, a report to the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem Management Project, Cara Nelson, ed., Columbia River Bioregion Campaign, Science Working Group, 41 S. Palouse St., Walla Walla, WA 99362, May 19, 1995).
• World Health Organization. 1986. Principles for Evaluating Health Risks from Chemicals During Infancy and Early Childhood: The Need for a Special Approach. Number 59 in the series. Environmental Health Criteria. Geneva: World Health Organization.

References on childhood cancers

• Bennett, Michael. 1979. Effect of age on immune function in terms of chemically induced cancers. Environmental Health Perspectives. 29:17-22.
• Buckley, Jonathan D. et al. 1989. Occupational exposures of parents of children with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia: a report from the children's cancer study group. Cancer Research. 49:4030-4037. July 15, 1989
• Davis, James et al. 1993. Family pesticide use and childhood brain cancer. Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. 24:87-92.
• Ferris, Benjamin Jr. et al. 1985. Effects of passive smoking on health of children. Environmental Health Perspectives. 62:289-295.
• Gold, Ellen et al. 1979. Risk factors for brain tumors in children. American Journal of Epidemiology. 109(3):309-319.
• Grufferman, Seymour et al. 1982. Environmental factors in the etiology of rhabdomyosarcoma in childhood. JNCI. 68(1):107-113. January 1982.
• Hemminki, K. et al. 1981. Childhood cancer and parental occupation in finland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. 35:11-15.
• Herrmann, Jurgen and Rafael Elejalde. 1979. Clinical Genetics And Pediatric Neoplasms: Pathogenetic And Etiologic Perspectives. National Cancer Institute Monograph No. 51. p. 7-18.
• Hirokadzu, Kodama and Ota Hideo. 1980. Transfer of polychlorinated biphenyls to infants from their mothers. Archives of Environmental Health. 35(2):95-100. March/April 1980.
• Leiss, Jack and David Savitz. 1995. Home pesticide use and childhood cancer: a case-control study. American Journal of Public Health. 85(2):249- 252. February 1995.
• Lindy, M. et al. 1991. Parental occupational exposures and risk of childhood cancer: a review. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 20:17-35.
• Lowengart, Ruth et al. 1987. Childhood leukemia and parents' occupational and home exposures. JNCL. 79(1):39-46. July 1987.
• Pelkonen, Olavi. Biotransformation of xenobiotics in the fetus. Pharmac Ther. 10:261-281.
• Peters, John M. et al. 1981. Brain tumors in children and occupational exposure of parents. Science. 213:235-237. July 10, 1981
• Preston-Martin, Susan et al. 1982. N-Nitroso compounds and childhood brain tumors: a case-control study. Cancer research. 42:5240-5245. December 1982.
• Rice, Jerry. 1979. Perinatal period and pregnancy: intervals of high risk for chemical carcinogens. Environmental Health Perspectives. 29:23-27. April 1979.
• Riyat, M. S. et al. 1990. Childhood aplastic anaemia in Kenya. East African Medical Journal. p. 264-272. April 1990.
• Sandler, Dale et al. 1985. Cancer risk in adulthood from early life exposure to parents' smoking. AJPH. 75(5):487-492. May 1985.
• Savitz, David and Jianhua Chen. 1990. Parental occupation and childhood cancer: review of epidemiologic studies. Environmental Health Perspectives. 88:325-337.
• Schwartz, David et al. 1986. Parental occupation and birth outcome in an agricultural community. Scand J Work Environ Health. 12:51-54.
• Xiao, Ou Shu et al. 1988. A Population-Based Case-Control Study Of Childhood Leukemia In Shanghai. National Cancer Institute: Bethesda, MD 62:635-644

References on Pesticides and Cancer among Farmers

• Blair, Aaron and Terry Thomas. 1979. Leukemia among Nebraska farmers: a death certificate study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 110(3):264- 273.
• Blair, Aaron and Deborah White. 1981. Death certificate study of leukemia among farmers from Wisconsin. JNCI. 66(6):1027-1030. June 1981.
• Blair, Aaron and Shelia Hoar Zahm. 1991. Cancer among farmers. Occupational Medicine. 6(3):335-354. July/September 1991.
• Blair, Aaron et al. 1992. Clues to cancer etiology from studies of farmers. Scand J Work Environ Health. 18(4):209-215.
• Blair, Aaron et al. 1993. Cancer and other causes of death among male and female farmers from twenty-three states. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 23:729-742.
• Blair, Aaron and Shelia Hoar Zahm. 1993. Patterns of pesticide use among farmers: implications for epidemiologic research. Epidemiology. 4(1):55-62. January 1993.
• Brown, David. 1994. Cancer risk up sharply in this era. Washington Post. February 9, 1994
• Cantor, Kenneth P. 1982. Farming and mortality from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: a case-control study. International Journal of Cancer. 29:239-247.
• Cantor, Kenneth P. et al. 1992. Pesticides and other agricultural risk factors for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among Men in Iowa and Minnesota. Cancer Research. 53:2447-2455. May 1, 1992
• Davis, Devra Lee et al. 1992. Agricultural exposures and cancer trends in developed countries. Environmental Health Perspectives. 100:39-44.
• Davis, Devra Lee et al. 1994. Decreasing cardiovascular disease and increasing cancer among whites in the United States from 1973 through 1987. JAMA. 271(6):431-437. February 1994.
• Hoar, Shelia et al. 1986. Agricultural herbicide use and risk of lymphoma and soft-tissue sarcoma. JAMA. 256(9):1141-1147. September 5, 1986
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia et al. 1988. A case-referent study of soft-tissue sarcoma and Hodgkin's disease. Scand J Work Environ Health. 12:224-230.
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia et al. 1990. A case-control study of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and the herbicide 2, 4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic Acid (2,4-D) in Eastern Nebraska. Epidemiology. 1(5):249-356. September 1990.
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia and Blair, Aaron. 1992. Pesticides and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Cancer Research (Supplement). 52:5458s-5488s. October 1, 1992
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia et al. 1992. Sex differences in the risk of multiple myeloma associated with agriculture. British Journal of Industrial Medicine. 49:815-816.
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia et al. 1993a. The role of agricultural pesticide use in the development of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in women. Archives of Environmental Health. 48(5):353-358. September/October 1993a.
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia et al. 1993b. Role of the herbicide atrazine in the development of Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Scand J Work Environ Health. 19:108-114.
• Hoar Zahm, Shelia and Aaron Blair. 1993. Cancer among migrant and seasonal farmworkers: an epidemiologic review and research agenda. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 24:753-766.
• Hoover, Robert and Aaron Blair. 1991. Pesticides and cancer. Cancer Prevention. February 1991. p. 1-11.
• Miller, Anthony. 1994. Editorial: How do we interpret the 'bad news' about cancer? JAMA. 271(6):468. February 1994.
• Morris Brown, Linda et al. 1990. Pesticide exposures and other agricultural risk factors for leukemia among men in Iowa and Minnesota. Cancer Research. 50:6585-6591. October 1991
• Morris Brown, Linda et al. 1992. Pesticide exposures and multiple myeloma in Iowa men. Cancer Causes and Control. 4:153-156.
• Saftlas, Audrey et al. 1987. Cancer and other causes of death among Wisconsin farmers. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 11:119- 129.
• Vineis, Paolo and Aaron Blair. 1992. Problems and perspectives in the identification of new occupational carcinogens. Scand J Work Environ Health. 18(5):273-277.