Pesticide residues on the external surfaces of field crop sprayers: Occupational exposure

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 345-350

  Ramwell, Carmel T ^a,c   Johnson, Paul D ^b   Boxall, Alistair B A ^a,c   Rimmer, Duncan A ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c CENTRAL SCIENCE LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agricultural sprayers; Dermal exposure; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

COTTON; CROPS; DECONTAMINATION; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; SAMPLING; SPRAYING; AGRICULTURE; HERBICIDES;

COTTON GLOVE SAMPLING; FARMERS; FIELD CROP SPRAYERS; PESTICIDE RESIDUES;

PESTICIDES;

AZOXYSTROBIN; CARBENDAZIM; CHLOROTHALONIL; CIPERMETHRIN; CYANAZINE; EPOXICONAZOLE; FLUSILAZOLE; ISOPROTURON; METAZACHLOR; PENDIMETHALIN; PESTICIDE; PIRIMICARB; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; TEBUCONAZOLE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AGRICULTURE; AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOCIDES; DECAY; FARM CROPS; SAMPLING; SPRAYING;

AGRICULTURAL SPRAYERS; COTTON GLOVE SAMPLING; DERMAL EXPOSURE; FIELD CROP SPRAYERS; MAINTENANCE PRACTICES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE LIMITS; PESTICIDE RESIDUE;

EID: 20444414496     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh101     Document Type: Article

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