Transfer efficiencies of pesticides from household flooring surfaces to foods

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 454-464

  Rohrer, Cynthia A ^a   Hieber, Thomas E ^b   Melnyk, Lisa J ^a   Berry, Maurice R ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b National Council on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Children; Contact duration; Contact force; Dietary exposure; Pesticides; Surface transfer; Transfer efficiency

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; CALCULATION; CHILD; EMULSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FORCE; HOUSEHOLD; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHEESE; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; DIET; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FRUIT; HUMANS; MEAT; PESTICIDES;

MALUS X DOMESTICA;

EID: 0345097556     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500300     Document Type: Article

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