Levels and determinants of pesticide exposure in operators involved in treatment of vineyards: Results of the PESTEXPO Study

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 593-600

  Baldi, Isabelle ^a,b,c   Lebailly, Pierre ^b,d,e   Rondeau, Virginie ^b   Bouchart, Valérie ^b,f   Blanc Lapierre, Audrey ^a,b   Bouvier, Ghislaine ^a,b   Canal Raffin, Mireille ^a,b   Garrigou, Alain ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c BORDEAUX UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^e CENTRE FRANÇOIS BACLESSE   (France)

^f Frank Duncombe Laboratory LABÉO   (France)

Author keywords

algorithms; field study; occupational exposure; pesticide; vineyards

Indexed keywords

PESTICIDE;

ARTICLE; FRANCE; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WINE;

FRANCE; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES; WINE;

EID: 84867898285     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.82     Document Type: Article

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