Adverse health experiences, environmental attitudes, and pesticide usage behavior of farm operators

Risk Analysis

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 283-294

  Lichtenberg, Erik ^a   Zimmerman, Rae ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural pollution; Health effects; Pest management; Pesticides; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION; RISK PERCEPTION;

CROPS; FARMS; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH RISKS; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE EFFECTS; WATER POLLUTION;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

FERTILIZER; PESTICIDE;

ATTITUDINAL SURVEY; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HEALTH RISK; PERCEPTION; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; PEST CONTROL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES; WATER POLLUTION;

AGRICULTURE; AGROCHEMICALS; ATTITUDE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FERTILIZERS; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTERVIEWS; MARYLAND; NEW YORK; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PENNSYLVANIA; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK; SOYBEANS; WATER POLLUTANTS, CHEMICAL; ZEA MAYS;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 0032865406     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1006929812285     Document Type: Article

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