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Hand harvester exposure to maleic hydrazide (MH) in flue-cured tobacco

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  1. N. D. Herman (Research Analyst) & T. W. Hunt (Chemist)

    Present address: Union Carbide Agricultural Products Company, 27709, Research Triangle Park, N.C.

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  1. Pesticide Residue Research Laboratory, North Carolina State University, 27695, Raleigh, NC

    N. D. Herman (Research Analyst), T. W. Hunt (Chemist) & T. J. Sheets

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Herman, N.D., Hunt, T.W. & Sheets, T.J. Hand harvester exposure to maleic hydrazide (MH) in flue-cured tobacco. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 34, 469–475 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01609762

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