Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution

The pesticides and bystander exposure study public meeting took place on Saturday 25 September 2004. A list of individuals and organisations that attended the meeting can be found here. The meeting consisted of a morning session during which speakers identified key issues to be considered in the study. This was followed by an open discussion in the afternoon. Proceedings from the meeting will be taken as evidence for use in the pesticides and bystander exposure study. The meeting was recorded. A copy of the transcript is available as a PDF file (1,865 Kb).

Key Issues and speakers:

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• Introduction to the Study: Sir Tom Blundell, Chairman Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (866Kb)
• Pesticides and the Public: Professor Alan Irwin, Dean of the Faculty of Social and Environmental Studies, University of Liverpool (196Kb)
• Pesticide Exposures for People in Agricultural Areas: Georgina Downs, Pesticides Campaigner (344Kb)
• Why Pesticides are Used: Dr James Gilmour, Individual Member, British Crop Production Council (BCPC) (1,946Kb)
• Pesticides Regulation: Richard Davis, Director of Approvals, Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD) (344Kb)
• Scientific Modelling for Pesticides Use: Dr Vyvyan Howard, Department of Human Anatomy and Cell Biology, University of Liverpool (706Kb)
• Pesticide Application and Dispersion: Professor Paul Miller, Director of Technology, Silsoe Research Institute (2,865Kb)
• Pesticides and Health: Professor Stephen Holgate, MRC Clinical Professor of Immunopharmacology, University of Southampton & Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution (90Kb)
• Open Discussion chaired by Sir Tom Blundell. Contributions from the floor in response to the morning session and other issues of importance (179Kb)