Measuring the exposure to organophosphorous insecticides of people involved in crop protection in Turkey

Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2002, Pages 447-448

  Zeren, Oya ^a   Dikmen, Nurten ^b   Taga, Safiye ^b  

^a MERSIN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b CUKUROVA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Blood serum; Cholinesterase activity; Human; Pesticide

Indexed keywords

HEALTH RISK; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PEST CONTROL; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

TURKEY;

AVES; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 0036889331     PISSN: 01678809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-8809(02)00041-5     Document Type: Article

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