Electrostatic sprayers improve pesticide efficacy in greenhouses
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Chronic pesticide exposure: Health effects among pesticide sprayers in Southern India
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عنوان ژورنال: California Agriculture
سال: 1995
ISSN: 0008-0845
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v049n04p31