Pesticide risk assessment in flower greenhouses in Argentina: The importance of manipulating concentrated products

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 222-228

  Flores, Andrea P ^a   Berenstein, Giselle A ^a   Hughes, Enrique A ^a   Zalts, Anita ^a   Montserrat, Javier M ^a,b  

^a INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS   (Argentina)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Endosulfan; Floriculture; Margin of Safety; Potential Dermal Exposure; Procymidone

Indexed keywords

ENDOSULFANS; FLORICULTURE; MARGIN OF SAFETY; POTENTIAL DERMAL EXPOSURE; PROCYMIDONE;

GREENHOUSES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

INSECTICIDES;

ENDOSULFAN; PROCYMIDONE;

DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOWER; PESTICIDE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; GREENHOUSE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGRICULTURE; ARGENTINA; BICYCLO COMPOUNDS; ENDOSULFAN; FLOWERS; FUNGICIDES, INDUSTRIAL; GARDENING; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARGENTINA;

EID: 79953769107     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.028     Document Type: Article

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