Abstract:Farming without spraying pesticides is unheard of, unless it is organic farming. Pesticide residues are reported to cause health hazards to many farmers globally. Hence the present study aims at studying the effectiveness of protective clothes while spraying pesticides. The protective clothing ensemble includes scarf/cap (head cover), glasses (eye cover), mask (mouth cover), gloves (hands cover), shirt (body cover), pant (legs cover) and boots (feet cover). The results of three year data shows that 80% of the … Show more
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