Comparison of operator exposure for five different greenhouse spraying applications

Journal of Agricultural Safety and Health

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 187-195

  Nuyttens, David ^a   Windey, Stijn ^a   Sonck, Bart ^a  

^a Ministry of the Flemish Community   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Greenhouse spraying applications; Metal chelates; Operator exposure; Spray gun; Spray lance; Vertical spray boom

Indexed keywords

GREENHOUSES; PERSONNEL; PESTICIDES; SPRAY GUNS; SPRAYING;

GREENHOUSE SPRAYING APPLICATIONS; METAL CHELATES; OPERATOR EXPOSURE; SPRAY LANCE; VERTICAL SPRAY BOOM;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

MINERAL; PESTICIDE;

AEROSOL; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; MICROCLIMATE; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

AEROSOLS; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MINERALS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 5544312080     PISSN: 10747583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Trade Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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