Puerto Rican scientist analyzes the risk of pesticides to human health

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Gerardo E. Alvarado León
Minerva Mercado en su rol como presidenta de la Organización Hispana de Toxicólogos, junto al presidente anterior, Linval DePass (centro) y la vicepresidenta, Elena Hernández (derecha), en la 54 reunión anual de la Sociedad de Toxicología”. (Suministrada)

Minerva Mercado Feliciano works as toxicologist at the Environmental Protection Agency, where she researches the effects of different pesticides to human health. She helps determining minimum levels of pesticides in the foods we eat.

Some of her health assessments include: “Flufenacet: Human Health Draft Risk Assessment for Registration Review”,“Chlorantraniliprole: Human Health Risk Assessment for Proposed Uses” y Flutolanil - Preliminary Human Health Risk Assessment for Registration Review and Human Health Risk Assessment for Label Amendments”.

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