Determination of potential dermal and inhalation operator exposure to malathion in greenhouses with the whole body dosimetry method

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 61-70

  Machera, K ^a   Goumenou, M ^a   Kapetanakis, E ^b   Kalamarakis, A ^a   Glass, C R ^c  

^a BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF CRETE   (Greece)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Hand lance application; Malathion; Operator exposure

Indexed keywords

DOSIMETRY; GREENHOUSES; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

INHALATION OPERATOR EXPOSURE;

INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE;

MALATHION;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSIMETRY; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; INHALATION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; INSECTICIDES; MALATHION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION;

GREENHOUSES; HEALTH; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANITATION; STERILIZATION;

EID: 0038670522     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mef097     Document Type: Article

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