Predictors of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid exposure among herbicide applicators

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 160-168

  Bhatti, Parveen ^a   Blair, Aaron ^a   Bell, Erin M ^b   Rothman, Nathaniel ^a   Lan, Qing ^a   Barr, Dana B ^c   Needham, Larry L ^c   Portengen, Lutzen ^d   Figgs, Larry W ^e   Vermeulen, Roel ^d,f  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Biomonitoring; Exposure determinants; Herbicide

Indexed keywords

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; HERBICIDE;

ADULT; AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; ADULT; AGRICULTURE; FEMALE; HERBICIDES; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77149144866     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.14     Document Type: Article

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