Exposure to captan in fruit growing

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 158-165

  De Cock, Johan ^a   Heederik, Dick ^a   Kromhout, Hans ^b   Boleij, Jan S M ^a   Hoek, Fred ^b   Wegh, Hillion ^b   Ny, Evelyn Tjoe ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Captan; Dermal exposure; Fruit growers; Pesticides; Respiratory exposure

Indexed keywords

ACARICIDE; AZINPHOS METHYL; BITERTANOL; BROMOPROPYLATE; CAPTAN; FUNGICIDE; GLYPHOSATE; HERBICIDE; HEXYTHIAZOX; INSECTICIDE; METIRAM; PARAQUAT; SIMAZINE; THIRAM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRUIT; HUMAN; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; RESIDUE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SKIN TOXICITY; TISSUE LEVEL;

EID: 0031886204     PISSN: 00028894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119891010415     Document Type: Article

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