Pesticide risk assessment: A study on inhalation and dermal exposure to 2,4-D and paraquat among Malaysian paddy farmers

Journal of Environmental Science and Health - Part B Pesticides, Food Contaminants, and Agricultural Wastes

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 600-607

  Baharuddin, Mohd Rafee B ^a   Sahid, Ismail B ^b   Noor, Mohamad Azhar B Mohd ^a   Sulaiman, Norela ^b   Othman, Fadzil ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

2,4 D; Dermal exposure; Health effects; Inhalation exposure; Liver enzymes; Paddy farmer; Paraquat

Indexed keywords

2,4-D; DERMAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH EFFECTS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PADDY FARMER; PARAQUAT;

AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS; AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS; AGRICULTURE; ENZYMES; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HERBICIDES; OCCUPATIONAL RISKS; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RATING;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

2,4 DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDE;

AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ANALYTICAL METHOD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; HUMIDITY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PADDY FARMING; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

AGRICULTURE; ARTICLE; CLIMATE; DERMIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; LIVER; MALAYSIA; METABOLISM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RICE; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE;

2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID; AGRICULTURE; CLIMATE; DERMIS; GAMMA-GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LIVER; MALAYSIA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORYZA SATIVA; PARAQUAT; PESTICIDES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPERATURE;

MALAYSIA;

EID: 79960503172     PISSN: 03601234     EISSN: 15324109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03601234.2011.589309     Document Type: Article

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