Dermal and respiratory exposure of mixers/sprayers to acephate, methamidophos, and endosulfan during tobacco production

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 179-186

  Lonsway, J A ^a   Byers, M E ^a   Dowla, H A ^a   Panemangalore, M ^a   Antonious, G F ^a  

^a KENTUCKY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACEPHATE; ENDOSULFAN; METHAMIDOPHOS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GAS LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INHALATION; LUNG; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; SKIN; TOBACCO; UNITED STATES;

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR; ENDOSULFAN; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; KENTUCKY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOTHIOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030878695     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001289900462     Document Type: Article

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