Pesticides on Farms: Limited Capability Exists to Monitor Occupational Illnesses and Injuries
Author: U.S. General Accounting Office
Date Published: 1993
Results of a study to determine the extent to which government programs and regulations protect farmers and farmworkers from unnecessary pesticide risks. In particular, you asked that we examine what mechanisms exist at the federal and state levels to determine the nature and extent illnesses associated with occupational exposure to pesticides on farms.