Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5125981 | Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences | 2016 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
For decades, the percentage of pesticide usage has steadily increased in order to meet the demands of food production. The aim of this study is to estimate the risk posed towards farmers through exposure to surface water containing imazapic herbicide using dermal exposure assessment (DEA). For this purpose, hazard index (HI) value was calculated to estimate the risk posed towards the farmers. Although calculated HI showed a minimum level of risk, there are concerns toward the danger of long-term exposure to the farmers of an agricultural system that could affect their quality of life.
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Authors
Anis Zakiah Mazlan, Hazilia Hussain, Mohamed Azwan Mohamed Zawawi,