Agricultural Health and Safety Workplace, Environment, Sustainability
Publisher: CRC
Published: April 18, 1995
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 660
ISBN-13: 9780873716178
Subjects: Agriculture & Farming; Applied ecology; Occupational / industrial health & safety; Medical; Nature/Ecology; Agriculture (Specific Aspects); Occupational Health And Safety; Environmental Science; Environmental Studies; Occupational & Industrial Medicine; Technology / Industrial Health & Safety; Agriculturists; Agricultural laborers; Health and hygiene
First sentence: Although people employed in the agricultural industry in North America show an actual decrease in mortality due to respiratory conditions, studies from Finland have shown both an increased mortality from respiratory disease, and a shift from farming to other occupations due to respiratory illnesses.