A survey of pesticides containers management among African-American agricultural workers in Mid-Delta of Mississippi, USA.
This paper examines the existing pesticides containers management among African American agricultural workers in Mid-Delta of Mississippi. 70% of the respondents disposed of the used pesticides containers indiscriminately; 10% recycled; 10% utilized low land area; and 8% dumped pesticides containers in public dumpsters.
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Department of Natural sciences and Environmental Health, Mississippi Valley State University, Itta Bena 38941.
D001741:Black or African American; D000383:Agriculture; D004522:Educational Status; D006256:Hazardous Waste; D006801:Humans; D008922:Mississippi; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010575:Pesticides; D012037:Refuse Disposal
D006256:Hazardous Waste; D010575:Pesticides