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Effect of fabric characteristics on pesticide penetration through selected apparel fabrics

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  1. Division of Textiles, Apparel, and Interior Design, University of Illinois, 61801, Urbana, Illinois, USA

    Karen K. Leonas

  2. Human Environment: Textiles, University of Kentucky, 40506, Lexington, Kentucky, USA

    Elizabeth P. Easter

  3. College of Human Ecology, University of Tennessee, 37996-1900, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

    Jacky O. De Jonge

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Leonas, K.K., Easter, E.P. & De Jonge, J.O. Effect of fabric characteristics on pesticide penetration through selected apparel fabrics. Bull. Environ. Contam. Toxicol. 43, 231–238 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01701753

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