Removing pesticides from the hands with a simple washing procedure using soap and water

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2002, Pages 1075-1082

  Marquart, Hans ^a   Brouwer, Derk H ^a   Van Hemmen, Johannes J ^a  

^a TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLOROTHALONIL; MANCOZEB; PESTICIDE; PROPOXUR; SOAP; WATER;

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HAND WASHING; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAF LITTER; MALE; WORKER;

EID: 0036845283     PISSN: 10762752     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043764-200211000-00014     Document Type: Article

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