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...
With three million intoxications a year, global concern about occupational exposure to pesticides makes it crucial that occupational health profession...
Written by experts in the field, this textbook examines the principles and applications of techniques used in monitoring pesticide disposition following application and in the assessment of human exposure. It approaches pesticide exposure systematically, examining both occupational and bystander exposure. Some aspects of exposure which are addressed include: aerial transport with on- and off-target loss of material; transferable or dislodgeable residues from surfaces; biomonitoring of systemating absorbed residues; epidermal desposition and absorption through the skin; and the assessment of...
Written by experts in the field, this textbook examines the principles and applications of techniques used in monitoring pesticide disposition followi...
