Dermal exposure of pesticide applicators as a measure of coverall performance under field conditions

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-584

  Machera, K ^a   Tsakirakis, A ^a   Charistou, A ^a   Anastasiadou, P ^a   Glass, C R ^b  

^a BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Exposure; Greenhouse; Personal protection; Pesticides

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE SUBSTANCE; ANALYTICAL DATA; ANALYTICAL METHOD; APPLICATION SCENARIO; DEFAULT VALUES; DERMAL EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FIELD CONDITIONS; FIELD PERFORMANCE; FIELD STUDIES; FIELD TRIAL; PERSONAL PROTECTION; PESTICIDE APPLICATORS; POTENTIAL DERMAL EXPOSURES; SIMILAR DESIGN; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

COTTON; DESIGN; DOSIMETERS; DOSIMETRY; GREENHOUSES; QUALITY ASSURANCE; QUALITY CONTROL; QUALITY FUNCTION DEPLOYMENT; SPRAY GUNS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; WATER TREATMENT;

PESTICIDES;

MALATHION; POLYESTER;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONTAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COTTON; DOSIMETRY; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; GREECE; HUMAN; LABORATORY; MALE; PEPPER; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; QUALITY CONTROL;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SKIN ABSORPTION;

EID: 69049092765     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: 14753162     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/annhyg/mep032     Document Type: Article

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