Pesticides and human health: Why public health officials should support a ban on non-essential residential use

Canadian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 96, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 89-92

  Arya, Neil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Environmental health; Legislation; Pesticides; Public health; Toxicity

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AZINPHOS METHYL; BENZENE; CARBAMATE INSECTICIDE; CHLORPHENOTANE; CHLORPYRIFOS; DICAMBA; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; DIMPYLATE; FUNGICIDE; GLYPHOSATE; INSECTICIDE; LEAD; MECOPROP; MERCURY; ORGANOCHLORINE PESTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE; PARAQUAT; PARATHION METHYL; PESTICIDE; PHOSPHINOTHRICIN; POLYCHLORINATED BIPHENYL; PYRETHRIN; TOLUENE; TRIAZINE DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANADA; CANCER RISK; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIC; FOOD INTAKE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PROTECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SAFETY; SKIN DISEASE; WEATHER;

EID: 17244379900     PISSN: 00084263     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/bf03403667     Document Type: Article

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