Fungicide application practices and personal protective equipment use among orchard farmers in the agricultural health study

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 205-223

  Hines, Cynthia J ^a   Deddens, James A ^a,b   Coble, Joseph ^c   Alavanja, Michael C R ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Apple; Fungicide; Orchard; Peach; Personal protective equipment; Pesticide; Work practices

Indexed keywords

FUNGICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRUIT; GAS MASK; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; FRUIT; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HANDWASHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESPIRATORY PROTECTIVE DEVICES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

MALUS X DOMESTICA; PRUNUS PERSICA;

EID: 34249894461     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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