Illnesses related to shank application of metam-sodium, Arvin, California, July 2002

Journal of Agromedicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 27-42

  O'Malley, Michael ^a   Barry, Terrell ^b   Ibarra, Mario ^c   Verder Carlos, Marylou ^d   Mehler, Louise ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Environmental Monitoring Branch   (United States)

^c Pesticide Use Enforcement Branch   (United States)

^d Worker Health and Safety Branch   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye irritation; Fumigant; Metam sodium; MITC; Respiratory illness

Indexed keywords

DAUCUS CAROTA;

HERBICIDE; ISOTHIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; METHYLISOTHIOCYANATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG SURVEILLANCE PROGRAM; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTANTS; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; INFANT; ISOTHIOCYANATES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NO-OBSERVED-ADVERSE-EFFECT LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES;

EID: 33747426316     PISSN: 1059924X     EISSN: 15450813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J096v10n04_06     Document Type: Review

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