Whose Jurisdiction Is Home Contamination? Para-Occupational ‘Take-Home’ Herbicide Residue Exposure Risks among Forestry Workers’ Families in South Africa
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para-occupational ‘take-home’ exposure; pesticides; herbicides; personal protective equipment (PPE); forestry workers; chemical legislation; South Africa;All these keywords.
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