Acute Pesticide Illnesses Associated with Off-Target Pesticide Drift from Agricultural Applications: 11 States, 1998-2006

Background: Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, and off-target pesticide drift exposes workers and the public to harmful chemicals. Objective: We estimated the incidence of acute illnesses from pesticide drift from outdoor agricultural applications and characterized drift exposure and illness...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Environmental health perspectives 2011-08, Vol.119 (8), p.1162-1169
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, Soo-Jeong, Mehler, Louise, Beekman, John, Diebolt-Brown, Brienne, Prado, Joanne, Lackovic, Michelle, Waltz, Justin, Mulay, Prakash, Schwartz, Abby, Mitchell, Yvette, Moraga-McHaley, Stephanie, Gergely, Rita, Calvert, Geoffrey M.
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Aged Agricultural workers Agricultural Workers' Diseases - epidemiology Agricultural Workers' Diseases - etiology Agriculture Agriculture - statistics & numerical data Biological and medical sciences Chemical hazards Chronic diseases Diseases Environment. Living conditions Environmental agencies Environmental aspects Female Health aspects Humans Insecticides Male Medical sciences Middle Aged Orchard soils Pesticides Pesticides - toxicity Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology Poisoning Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Risk factors Spray drift Toxicology Workers Young Adult
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