RISK ASSESSMENT FOR WORKER EXPOSURE TO AGRICULTURAL PESTICIDES: REVIEW OF A WORKSHOP

There are several ways to estimate or assess exposure of the field worker. For the levels of exposure many factors are important, including physico-chemical properties of the pesticide, agricultural conditions, working procedure and environmental conditions. The central theme of the present Workshop was to achieve consensus about the optimum approach to: measurement of exposure of the agricultural worker, in which both 'external' and 'internal' exposure, in particular the role of biological monitoring, is considered; predictive exposure modelling; risk assessment and risk management of occupational exposure to pesticides. The present review summarizes the workshop discussions on the different subjects.