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or other impermeable material placed betweer, his shirt and the sprayer could
minimize spillage contact with the body.
Although this study did not determine the amount of spray solution
absorbecl by the body tissues of spray operators, it does provide a convenient
means of indicating the potential exposure of spray operators using different
types of sprayers under different working conditions. Since the present sludy
was carried out in a typical rubber estate simulating the application of herbicides,
the exposure of operators working under other conditions or using different
sprayers or nozzles may be different. Similar studies could be carried out in
other situations using the above technique.
ACIKNOWLEDGEMINT
The authors are grateful to the Director-General of Agriculture and Chairman
of the Pesticides Board for his encouragement, guidance and permission to
present this paper. The support and encouragement of the Director of the Rubber
Research Institute of Malaysia and his staff, particularly the Weed Control Unit,
RMI, Sg. Btucoh, is gratefully appreciated. Thanks are also due to the staff of
Bioefficacy anid Formulation Units of the Pesticides Section, Department of
Agriculture. The authors would like to acknowledge the keen support of the
German Agency for Technical Cooperation (GTZ) in this study.
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