| Document ID (ISN) | 108240 |
| CIS number |
08-671 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
1877-7856 - Encyclopédie médico-chirurgicale |
| Year |
2007 |
| Convention or series no. |
Fascicule 16059 C 10, 2-2007
|
| Author(s) |
Testud F., Grillet J.P. |
| Title |
Organophosphorus, carbamate, synthetic pyrethroid and various other insecticides |
| Original title |
Insecticides organophosphorés, carbamates, pyréthrinoïdes de synthèse et divers [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Toxicologie-Pathologie professionnelle, 2nd Quarter 2007, No.155, 24p. Illus. 187 ref. |
| Abstract |
Insecticides consist of substances that are highly toxic for the central and/or peripheral nervous system. Their neurotoxicity is the reason behind both their effectiveness against insects and their toxic effects on humans. Recent regulatory trends have caused the withdrawal of many active substances, in particular organophosphorus compounds and carbamates. Pyrethroids are currently the most widely-used insecticides, in consideration of their effectiveness on insects coupled with their low mammalian toxicity. For each of the main classes of insecticides, this article presents the toxicokintetics, biochemical mode of action and toxic effects reported in humans in the main exposure settings, namely farming, public health and consumer use. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
France; organophosphorus compounds; toxicology; carbamates; insecticides; pyrethroids |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
neurotoxic effects; data sheet; encyclopaedia; suicide |
| Document type |
F - Information notes, codes of practice, standards |
| Country / State or Province | France |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Esters and salts
Amides
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