Pesticides and health in highland Ecuadorian potato production: Assessing impacts and developing responses

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 182-190

  Cole, Donald C ^a   Sherwood, Stephen ^a   Crissman, Charles ^a   Barrera, Victor ^a   Espinosa, Patrico ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Agricultural workers' diseases; Developing countries; Environmental exposures; Integrated pest management; Nervous system disorders; Pesticides; Poisoning; Prevention and control

Indexed keywords

CARBOFURAN; METHAMIDOPHOS; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ECUADOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT; INTOXICATION; NEUROTOXICITY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL TOXICOLOGY; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; POTATO; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0036656872     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2002.8.3.182     Document Type: Review

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