Agricultural
chemicals that are applied to the fields remain on the plants
in a transparent form called residues. You may not be able
to see, feel, smell, or taste the chemicals, but you are
being exposed.
The
employer must wait a defined period of time before letting
workers back into the field. This is called the "Restricted
Entry Interval." Even after the Restricted Entry Interval,
however, it is not completely safe. The fields still have
pesticide residues on the plants that can be dangerous if
absorbed or ingested.
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