Regulating pesticides in the UK: A case study of risk management problems relating to the organophosphate diazinon

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 107, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 241-248

  Watterson, Andrew E ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Diazinon; Organophosphates; Risk Management

Indexed keywords

DIMPYLATE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; EXPOSURE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; MONITORING; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHEEP; UNITED KINGDOM;

ANIMALS; DIAZINON; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; SHEEP;

EID: 0033036344     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-4274(99)00053-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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