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Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents

Abstract

During production of pesticides exposure occurs mainly by inhalation, but during application in the field dermal penetration may be the main route of entry. It can be hypothesized that dermal resorption may be greater in female workers than in male workers. Moreover, fieldwork may have to be carried out in a hot, humid climate, with long, strenous working days, lack of hygiene, and poor supervision. Fieldworkers in particular are often exposed to “cocktails” of pesticides, simultaneously or one after the other.

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    Reinier L. Zielhuis, Anne Stijkel, Maarten M. Verberk (Faculteit der Geneeskunde) & Maartje van de Poel-Bot

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Zielhuis, R.L., Stijkel, A., Verberk, M.M., van de Poel-Bot, M. (1984). Pesticides. In: Health Risks to Female Workers in Occupational Exposure to Chemical Agents. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69850-7_4

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