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2. 1. Dermal exposure to pesticides in Nicaragua : a qualitative and quantitative approach

   Author : Aurora Aragón; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Dermal exposure; developing country; pesticides; subsistence farmers; fluorescent tracer; visual scoring system; skin wipes; pesticide residues.;

   Abstract : Background: Pesticide use continues to be a serious public health problem in developing countries, despite decades of safe pesticide use strategies. In Nicaragua, organophosphate insecticides, in particular chlorpyrifos and methamidophos are responsible for about half of the acute pesticide poisonings. READ MORE