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Occupational Hazards Of Pesticide Exposure: Sampling, Monitoring, Measuring [Paperback]

Donald J. Ecobichon (Author)

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Publication Date: November 18, 1998 | ISBN-10: 1560327073 | ISBN-13: 978-1560327073 | Edition: 1

With three million intoxications a year, global concern about occupational exposure to pesticides makes it crucial that occupational health professionals be able monitor pesticide exposure. With a useful analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of classic and modern techniques, Occupational Hazards of Pesticide Exposure permits professionals to undertake these tasks with techniques best suited to a given situation. Includes descriptions and examples of how to: o Quantify aerial drift of pesticide sprays o Determine on-target/off-target loss of pesticide o Measure disposition of pesticides on surfaces o Detect translocation of residues for air and surfaces to skin o Measure absorption through the skin o Quantify residues or metabolites in biological fluids o Determine the extent of neurological impairment

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Paperback: 251 pages
Publisher: CRC Press; 1 edition (November 18, 1998)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1560327073
ISBN-13: 978-1560327073
Product Dimensions: 9 x 6.1 x 0.7 inches
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Pesticides, by the very nature of their use and pattern classification (e.g., suffix "icide"-insecticides, herbicides) are toxic to some form of life; most, at some dose level, have the potential to be toxic to humans. Read the first page

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Food Chem, New York, American Chemical Society, National Research Council, George Thieme, New Brunswick, Residue Rev, Boca Raton, United States, British Crop Protection Council, Health Canada, Imaging Research Inc, North Carolina, Symposium Series, University of Guelph, Ciba-Geigy Ltd, Environment Canada, Environmental Protection Agency, World Health Organization, University of California, Food Cosmet, Northern Exposure, Academic Press, Confidential Report, Federal Working Group

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Weed Science: Principles and Practices, 4th Edition by Thomas J. Monaco on page 76
Mode of Action of Herbicides by Floyd M. Ashton on page 53
University of Florida by Tommy L. Thompson on page 107
Dermal Absorption and Toxicity Assessment (Drugs and the Pharmaceutical Sciences) by Michael S. Roberts on page 104
Waste Management Hb (Finding Out About) by Jane Bickerstaffe on page 184

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