Carbofuran occupational dermal toxicity, exposure and risk assessment

Pest Management Science

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 362-370

  Gammon, Derek W ^a   Liu, Zhiwei ^a   Becker, John M ^a  

^a FMC CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbamate; Carbofuran; Dermal absorption; Occupational; Rat toxicity; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; CARBOFURAN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE;

ABSORPTION; ASSESSMENT METHOD; CARBOFURAN; INHIBITION; MAMMAL; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RODENT; TOXICITY;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; RAT; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION; SPRAGUE DAWLEY RAT;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; ANIMALS; CARBOFURAN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN; SKIN ABSORPTION;

MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84856587775     PISSN: 1526498X     EISSN: 15264998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ps.2270     Document Type: Article

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