Perceptions of pesticides exposure risks by operators, workers, residents and bystanders in Greece, Italy and the UK

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 505, Issue , 2015, Pages 1082-1092

  Remoundou, K ^a   Brennan, M ^a   Sacchettini, G ^b   Panzone, L ^a   Butler Ellis, M C ^c   Capri, E ^b   Charistou, A ^d   Chaideftou, E ^d   Gerritsen Ebben, M G ^e   Machera, K ^d   Spanoghe, P ^f   Glass, R ^g   Marchis, A ^b   Doanngoc, K ^f   Hart, A ^g   Frewer, L J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

^c NIAB   (United Kingdom)

^d BENAKI PHYTOPATHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^e TNO   (Netherlands)

^f GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^g FOOD AND ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Exposure; Perception; Pesticide; Risk; Stakeholder

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; CROPS; PESTICIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; RISKS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

COMMUNICATION MATERIALS; EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDES EXPOSURES; PROTECTIVE MEASURES; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE USE OF PESTICIDES; TRAINING ACTIVITIES;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

PESTICIDE; POLLUTANT;

EUROPEAN UNION; HEALTH RISK; KNOWLEDGE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PESTICIDE; PUBLIC ATTITUDE; RISK PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER;

ADULT; ARABLE LAND; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; GREECE; GREENHOUSE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OPERATOR; ORCHARD; PROBABILITY; PROTECTION; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT; RACE DIFFERENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF PROTECTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED KINGDOM; WORKER; AGRICULTURE; ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; POLLUTANT; PROCEDURES; RISK; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

GREECE; ITALY; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGRICULTURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; GREAT BRITAIN; GREECE; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PESTICIDES; RISK;

EID: 84910012004     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.10.099     Document Type: Article

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