A Literature Review of Herbicide Toxicity to Humans Focusing on herbicides used on the Flagstaff campus of Northern Arizona University

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  • Erin Miller
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With the goal of reaching scientifically supported conclusions about the health effects of the five herbicides used on Northern Arizona University’s campus, this literature search was carried out over a span of several months. Scientific databases, journals, and websites were searched through for relevant, published, and peer-reviewed studies. The methodologies and results of these studies were documented. In conjunction with one another, the studies provide strong evidence of an association between exposure to a majority of these herbicides and serious health problems.

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تاریخ انتشار 2013