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Document ID (ISN)72055
CIS number 98-1667
ISSN - Serial title 0788-4877 - African Newsletter on Occupational Health and Safety
Year 1997
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Lakew K., Mekonnen Y.
Title Use of pesticides and causal factors of poisoning: A study among agricultural workers in Ethiopia
Bibliographic information Dec. 1997, Vol.7, No.3, p.68-70. Illus. 9 ref.
Abstract Topics: cholinesterase monitoring; crop protection; determination in blood; Ethiopia; exposure evaluation; organophosphorus compounds; personal protective equipment; pesticide poisoning; pesticides; risk awareness; risk factors.
Descriptors (primary) pesticide poisoning; crop protection; pesticides; Ethiopia
Descriptors (secondary) cholinesterase monitoring; organophosphorus compounds; risk awareness; determination in blood; personal protective equipment; risk factors; exposure evaluation
Document type D - Periodical articles
Country / State or ProvinceEthiopia
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Agricultural chemicals