Pesticide exposure levels on surfaces within sprayer cabs

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 397-403

  Kline, Andrew A ^a,b   Landers, Andrew J ^a   Hedge, Alan ^a   Lemley, Ann T ^a   Obendorf, S Kay ^a   Dokuchayeva, Tatyana M ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air filtration; Carbon bed; Enclosed cab; Pesticide and herbicide chemical exposure; Tractor

Indexed keywords

CONTAMINATION; CROPS; HERBICIDES; TRACTORS (AGRICULTURAL);

PESTICIDE EXPOSURE LEVELS; SPRAYER CABS;

PESTICIDES;

EID: 0242337475     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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