UF Medical Researchers Develop Portable Hand-Washing Station For Field Workers

March 5, 2003
Topic(s): Uncategorized

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Ferns may not trump roses in floral arrangements, but their fronds play an irreplaceable supporting role, adding color and symmetry.

Now University of Florida researchers are lending support to field workers in Central Florida’s leatherleaf fern industry by testing a portable hand-washing station workers can use to minimize their exposure to agricultural pesticides. (more…)