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Worker Illness Related To Ground Application of Pesticide-Kern County, California, 2005

Author: Centers for Disease Control
Date Published: 2006


The incident described in this report occurred in Kern County California, May 12, 2005. This report analysis these work-related illesses and injuries and then highlights two potenital occupational hazards in agriculture: pyrethroid toxicity and pesticide drift.

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