Glyphosate biomonitoring for farmers and their families: Results from the farm family exposure study

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 112, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 321-326

  Acquavella, John F ^a   Alexander, Bruce H ^b   Mandel, John S ^c   Gustin, Christopher ^a   Baker, Beth ^b   Chapman, Pamela ^d  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d EXPONENT INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Epidemiologic studies; Glyphosate; Pesticide exposure

Indexed keywords

GLYPHOSATE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BODY WEIGHT; CALCULATION; CHILD; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 1542498396     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.6667     Document Type: Article

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