Violations of pesticide use and worker safety regulations in North Carolina

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 189-203

  Buhler, Wyne G ^a   Langley, Ricky L ^b   Luginbuhl, Regina C ^c   Jones, J Patrick ^d   Burnette Jr , James W ^d  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c North Carolina Department of Labor   (United States)

^d North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services   (United States)

Author keywords

Farm workers; North Carolina; Pesticides; Regulations; Violations; Worker protection

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; HOUSING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MIGRATION; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; SAFETY; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; CHILD; HOUSING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; NORTH CAROLINA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; SAFETY; TRANSIENTS AND MIGRANTS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 34249893083     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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