Unplanned releases and injuries associated with aerial application of chemicals, 1995-2002

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 14-18

  Rice, Nancy ^a   Messing, Rita ^b   Souther, Larry ^b   Berkowitz, Zahava ^b  

^a MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICAL; MALATHION;

CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; INJURY; MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY; PESTICIDE;

AIRCRAFT; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; AIRPLANE PILOT; BURN; CHEMICAL INJURY; DIZZINESS; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FATALITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HEADACHE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SKIN IRRITATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; AIRCRAFT; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE DEVICES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 27644440345     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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