Pesticides, despite their known toxicity, are widely used in developing countries for agricultural purposes. The objective of this study was to find various patterns of hardware use for spraying of insecticides, prevalent storage practice adopted by the user, types of personal protective equipments used for the handling of chemicals; to detect dangerous practices and the extent to which safety norms being followed by the users during the application/treatments, and finally their knowledge concerning the risks of pesticides.
Technology Partners: MimirTech
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/pattern-use-personal-protective-equipments-and-measures-during-application
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/bhoopendra-singh
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/mudit-kumar-gupta
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-occupational-and-environmental-medicine
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agriculture
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/farmers
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/occupational-health
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticides-and-toxins
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/pesticide-use
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ahmadnagar-d
