Thierauf, Annette; Weinmann, Wolfgang; Auwärter, Volker; Vennemann, Benedikt; Bohnert, Michael (2010). A survey of warning colours of pesticides. Forensic science, medicine, and pathology, 6(4), pp. 307-313. Springer 10.1007/s12024-010-9162-0
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Pesticides are used to protect plants all over the world. Their increasing specificity has been due to utilization of differences in biochemical processes, and has been accompanied by lower human toxicity. Nevertheless cases of poisoning are still observed. While certain toxic substances are provided with characteristic dyes or pigments to facilitate easy identification, no overview of pesticide colors exists. The lack of available product information prompted us to explore the colors and dyes of pesticides registered in Germany, most of which are commercially available worldwide. A compilation of the colors and odors of 207 pesticide products is presented. While some of the substances can be identified by their physical characteristics, in other cases, the range of possibilities can be narrowed by their nature and color.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Further Contribution) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Service Sector > Institute of Legal Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Weinmann, Wolfgang |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1556-2891 |
Publisher: |
Springer |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Antoinette Angehrn |
Date Deposited: |
08 Jul 2015 17:00 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 14:48 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1007/s12024-010-9162-0 |
PubMed ID: |
20467839 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.70167 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/70167 |
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