Importance of respiratory exposure to pesticides among agricultural populations

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 371-381

  Dowling, Kathryn C ^a   Seiber, James N ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural; Exposure; Pesticides; Residents; Respiratory; Workers

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; ERGONOMICS; HUMAN; LAW; MATERIALS HANDLING; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION RISK; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; UNITED STATES;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CALIFORNIA; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES;

LIGUSTICUM PORTERI;

EID: 0036755606     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810290096612     Document Type: Article

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