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Pesticides are widely used in agriculture, which means that workers are exposed to these chemicals not only during their actual application, but also during mixing and loading, and harvesting of crops outdoors or in greenhouses and activities in treated barns or residences.
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van Hemmen, J.J. (1992). Estimating Worker Exposure For Pesticide Registration. In: Ware, G.W. (eds) Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology. Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, vol 128. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-2964-3_3
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