The impact of biotechnology on agricultural worker safety and health

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 277-287

  Shutske, John M ^a   Jenkins, Stacey M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural safety; Biotechnology; GMO; Worker safety and health

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEALTH HAZARDS; HEALTH RISKS; INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PERSONNEL;

AGRICULTURAL SAFETY; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; FOOD SAFETY; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS;

AGRICULTURE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; REVIEW; TRANSGENIC ORGANISM;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; BIOTECHNOLOGY; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANISMS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED;

EID: 0036668847     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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