State-of-the-art measurement of agricultural pesticide exposures

Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health

Volumn 31, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 67-73

  Fenske, Richard A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Agricultural worker; Agriculture; Exposure assessment; Pesticide; Review

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; MEASUREMENT METHOD; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ALGORITHM; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; COMMUNITY; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FAMILY; FLUORESCENCE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALIVA ANALYSIS; SKIN TEST; URINALYSIS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES;

EID: 24944573132     PISSN: 03553140     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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