Development and evaluation of a quantitative video-fluorescence imaging system and fluorescent tracer for measuring transfer of pesticide residues from surfaces to hands with repeated contacts

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 519-532

  Ivancic, William A ^a   Nishioka, Marcia G ^a   Barnes Jr , Russell H ^a   Hubal, Elaine Cohen ^b   Morara, Michele ^a   Bortnick, Steven M ^a  

^a BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dermal exposure; Pesticide exposure assessment; Video fluorescence imaging

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENT TRACERS; RIBOFLAVIN; CHEMOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; DERMAL EXPOSURE; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING; FLUORESCENCE IMAGING SYSTEMS; FLUORESCENT COMPOUNDS; PESTICIDE EXPOSURE; QUANTIFICATION METHODS; RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2);

CAMERAS; LAMINATES; PESTICIDES; SOLUBILITY; WATER; FLUORESCENCE; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEMS; VIDEO CAMERAS; VIDEO SIGNAL PROCESSING;

FLUORESCENCE; PESTICIDES;

FLUORESCENT DYE; PESTICIDE RESIDUE; RIBOFLAVIN;

ARTICLE; CAMERA; CHEMOMETRIC ANALYSIS; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTAMINATION; ENERGY; ERROR; EVALUATION; EXCITATION; HAND; IMAGE INTENSIFIER; IMAGE PROCESSING; IMAGING SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; VIDEORECORDER;

CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENT DYES; HAND; HOUSING; HUMANS; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PESTICIDE RESIDUES; RIBOFLAVIN; VIDEO RECORDING;

EID: 4344593383     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/meh049     Document Type: Article

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