PROVIDES DATA ON ACREAGE TREATED AND
PESTICIDE USAGE ON MINNESOTA FARMS. DATA ALSO OBTAINED ON OPERATORS
EXPOSURE TO PESTICIDES DURING HANDLING AND APPLICATION. SURVEY
RESULTS USED BY MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IN ITS
REGULATION OF PRODUCTS. AL USED BY CHEMICAL COMPANIES TO DETERMINE
POTENTIAL MARKETS FOR NEW PRODUCTS.
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