Table 1.

Exposure-modifying factors used in the pesticide exposure algorithm

Variable	Exposure-modifying factors	Exposure direction	Exposure route	Exposed/protected body area	Deterministic exposure scores	References
MIX	Mixing of pesticide formulation(s) with water	Increase	Whole body	Increase in exposure if mixing pesticides	5	6
APPLICATION	Manual handheld knapsack sprayers	Increase	Whole body	Increase in exposure if applying pesticides	8	6
PPE	Personal protective equipment (PPE)	Decrease	Used during pesticide handling: application and mixing		1 to 0.14	Table 2
CHANGE	Changing clothes after application	Decrease	Next day, many hours later, few hours later, immediately		1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7	3
SHOWER	Showering after application	Decrease	Next day, many hours later, few hours later, immediately		1, 0.9, 0.8, 0.7	3