Human health risk assessment of endosulfan. Part III: Occupational handler exposure and risk

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-37

  Beauvais, S L ^a   Silva, M H ^a   Powell, S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Exposure assessment; Handler; Pesticide; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFAN;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PESTICIDE SPRAYING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOXIC INHALATION; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CALIFORNIA; ENDOSULFAN; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REFERENCE STANDARDS; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATE GOVERNMENT; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 75549091178     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: 10960295     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yrtph.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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