Fig. 2: Grower-reported soil contact and ergonomic positioning for six meso-activities. | Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology

Fig. 2: Grower-reported soil contact and ergonomic positioning for six meso-activities.

From: Application and demonstration of meso-activity exposure factors to advance estimates of incidental soil ingestion among agricultural workers

Fig. 2

a Percentage of time hands were in soil during each activity. b Ergonomic positioning during each meso-activity. Responses are not mutually exclusive, i.e., a grower might kneel and sit during the same activity. Examples of “other” positions include: riding on a tractor, squatting, etc. Boxes represent interquartile ranges (Q1-Q3) and black lines represent medians. Each dot represents one grower’s response for a given season. Results represent only growers who engaged in a given activity during a given season.

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