Exposure of four filipino farmers to parathion-methyl while spraying string beans

Pesticide Science

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 93-102

  Calumpang, Susan May F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

Author keywords

Exposure assessment; Methyl parathion; String beans

Indexed keywords

FARMERS' HEALTH; HEALTH HAZARD; PESTICIDE APPLICATION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

PHILIPPINES;

EID: 0029753731     PISSN: 0031613X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9063(199601)46:1<93::AID-PS324>3.0.CO;2-M     Document Type: Article

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