Scientific opinion on preparation of a guidance document on pesticide exposure assessment for workers, operators, bystanders and residents

EFSA Journal

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2010, Pages

  Alix, Anne ^a   Boesten, Jos ^a   Bolognesi, Claudia ^a   Brock, Theo ^a   Capri, Ettore ^a   Hardy, Anthony ^a   Hart, Andy ^a   Hirsch Ernst, Karen Ildico ^a   Hougaard Bennekou, Susanne ^a   Luttik, Robert ^a   Moretto, Angelo ^a   Ossendorp, Bernadette ^a   Petersen, Annette ^a   Pico, Yolanda ^a   Schäffer, Andreas ^a   Sousa, Jose Paulo ^a   Steurbaut, Walter ^a   Stromberg, Anita ^a   Tasheva, Maria ^a   Van Der Linden, Ton ^a   Vleminckx, Christiane ^a   more..

^a EUROPEAN FOOD SAFETY AUTHORITY   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bystander; Estimation; Exposure; Guidance; Operator; Resident; Worker

Indexed keywords

EID: 84893982913     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18314732     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2903/j.efsa.2010.1501     Document Type: Article

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