The management of pesticide exposure in greenhouses

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 254-263

  Illing, H Paul A ^a,b  

^a MRC Institute for Environment and Health   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Greenhouse; Pesticides; Protective equipment; Risk assessment; Risk management; Worker exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 2742572743     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326x9700600502     Document Type: Article

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