2011/12/01 · 2 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · #Pesticide Exposure and Toxicity
paper · pdf · doi:10.26616/nioshpub2012108
openalex publication_date 2011/12/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2025/11/06
About 1.1 billion pounds of pesticides are used annually in the U.S. and over 20,000 pesticide products are marketed. 6,7A variety of occupations such as agricultural workers, groundskeepers, pet groomers, and fumigators are at risk for exposure to pesticides including fungicides, herbicides, insecticides, rodenticides, fumigants and sanitizers. 2Surveillance serves as an early warning system for harmful effects not detected by manufacturer pre-market testing of pesticide products. 2