Warning to agricultural workers: Mortality rates remain high, and pesticides pose an increasing health risk
This article presents an global overview of the health risks in agriculture. It summarizes a keynote address of Ali Taqi, ILO Assistance Director-General at an the International Conference on Occupati...
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22/03/2002
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Agriculture, Rural Workers, Occupational Health, Pesticide Exposure, Occupational Exposure, Toxicology, Technology, Industry and Agriculture, ologycologycologycology
Workplace Exposure Standards for Atmospheric Contaminants
This document outlines the New Zealand workplace exposure standards. In addition to providing definitions, application and corrections of standards, and units of measurement information, the document ...
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12/03/2002
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Occupational Health, Occupational Exposure, Radiation Exposure, Chemical Compound Exposure, Inhalation Exposure, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Solvents, Safety Management, Reference Standards, Toxicology, ologycologycologycology
Report on the Toxicology of Metal Working Fluids
This document provides an indepth look at the health effects of occupational exposure to metalworking fluids. Topics include: development of metal-working fluids, adverse health effects; toxicology an...
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25/02/2002
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Skin Neoplasms, Prostatic Neoplasms, Urologic Neoplasms, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Pesticide Exposure, Formaldehyde, Sulfur Compounds, Sodium Nitrite, Nitrosamines, Mineral Oil, Occupational Health, Occupational Exposure, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Reference Standards, Toxicology, Occupational Disease, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Sign and Symptoms of Pesticide Poisoning
Provides information on pesticide poisoning. It explains routes of exposure, toxicity, and signs and symptoms of various types of pesticides (fumigatants, rodenticides, wood preservatives, herbicides,...
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21/02/2002
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Occupational Exposure, Occupational Diseases, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Chemical Industry, Chemical Compound Exposure, Chemical Industry, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Solvents, Poisoning, Rural Workers, Agriculture, Toxicology, Occupational risk, reposureposureposureposure, Occupational toxicology
Pesticide Safety Programs
The homepage of U.S EPA Pesticide Safety Programs. This site is intended for pesticide workers, health care providers and the general public by providing an introductory information and links to furth...
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15/02/2002
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English, Spanish
Occupational Exposure, Occupational Health, Pesticide Exposure, Agriculture, Rural Workers, Occupational Health Program, Occupational Health Services, Safety Management, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
Tomato production in Brazil: Poor working conditions concerns and high residues threaten safety
A study of pesticide use on tomatoes in the Northern State of Pernambuco, Brazil, indicates high exposure to pesticide workers and poor application methods which threaten the ecology of the area. This...
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Resource added in:
15/02/2002
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English
Agriculture, Rural Workers, Pesticide Exposure, Pesticide Residues, Occupational Health, Workplace, Working Environment, Working Conditions, Toxicology, Occupational risk, Occupational toxicology
