Safety of Working Conditions of Glyphosate Applicators on Eucalyptus Forests Using Knapsack and Tractor Powered Sprayers.

Autor: Machado-Neto, J. G.1, Bassini, A. J.2, Aguiar, L. C.2
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Zdroj: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination & Toxicology. Mar2000, Vol. 64 Issue 3, p309-315. 7p.
Abstrakt: This article discusses the effect of glycophosate applications on working conditions in Eucalyptus forests. Glyphosate is a herbicide recommended and used in the whole planting area of Eucalyptus in Brazil, applied with several types of equipment in post emergence, from the initial life cycle phases, and as desiccant agent in the whole area before planting, aiming to control weeds and sprouting branches arising from tree stumps. Eucalyptus was planted in seven million hectares around the whole Brazilian territory in 1992, rendering 600,000 direct jobs and 1 million of indirect ones, and also an annual total income of 36 billions of dollars with exportations.
Databáze: GreenFILE
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