National Health and Medical Research Council

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This report was prepared with the assistance of a working party established by the NHMRC with the following terms of reference: health effects and environmental of cyclodienes and alternative chemical termiticidies

Synopsis

This report was prepared with the assistance of a working party established by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) with the following terms of reference:

1. To review all available national and international data on the health effects of cyclodienes and alternative chemical termiticides.
2. To review all available national and international data on the environmental effects of cyclodienes and alternative chemical termiticides.
3. To review methods of termite control, with particular reference to the use of cyclodienes and alternative chemical termiticides and substitute control measures.
4. In consideration of 1, 2 and 3 above and relevant social and economic issues, to outline the implications of the continued use of cyclodiene termiticides in Australia, and the implications, including research and development needs, of a policy favouring their withdrawal.
5. To develop a comprehensive report for the September 1990 meeting of the Public Health Committee.