Contribution of aerosols generated during mixing and loading of pesticides to operator inhalation exposure

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 105, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 31-38

  Wolf, Thomas M ^a   Gallander, Kenrick S ^b   Downer, Roger A ^b   Hall, Franklin R ^b   Fraley, Richard W ^c   Pompeo, Michael P ^d  

^a SASKATOON RESEARCH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ISK Biosciences Corporation   (United States)

^d Griffin Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Atomization; Cascade impactor; Chlorothalonil; Exposure modelling; Inhalation exposure

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; PESTICIDE;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CLOUD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INHALATION; METHODOLOGY; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OPERATOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURE; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; NITRILES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY MECHANICS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 0032997610     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(98)00381-6     Document Type: Article

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