Phenoxyacetic acid herbicide exposure for women on Ontario farms

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A

Volumn 68, Issue 15, 2005, Pages 1359-1370

  Arbuckle, Tye E ^a,c   Ritter, Len ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c Environmental Health Center   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

2 (4 CHLORO 2 METHYLPHENOXY)ACETIC ACID; 2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; KIDNEY CONCENTRATING CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MIDDLE AGED; URINE;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; 2-METHYL-4-CHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; ONTARIO; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 23444451771     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390590953635     Document Type: Article

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