Pesticide Risk Perceptions, Knowledge, and Attitudes of Operators, Workers, and Residents: A Review of the Literature

Human and Ecological Risk Assessment

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1113-1138

  Remoundou, Kyriaki ^a   Brennan, Mary ^a   Hart, Andy ^b   Frewer, Lynn J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

agricultural pesticides; operators; residents; risk perceptions; workers

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893932582     PISSN: 10807039     EISSN: 15497860     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10807039.2013.799405     Document Type: Article

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