| Document ID (ISN) | 35299 |
| CIS number |
81-506 |
| Year |
1980 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Le Cloarec S. |
| Title |
Present use of mineral arsenic for plant protection - An occupational hazard |
| Original title |
Utilisation actuelle de l'arsenic minéral dans la protection des végétaux - Risque professionnel. [in French] |
| Bibliographic information |
Université VI Pierre et Marie Curie, Faculté de médecine Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 1980. 82p. 73 ref. |
| Abstract |
MD thesis. Discussion of the use of arsenic derivatives (especially sodium arsenate) in agriculture for plant and vegetable protection, and on the frequency of occupational diseases due to arsenic among agricultural workers over the last 8 years. Brief review of the historical background; toxicological and pathological aspects of arsenic and its derivatives; past and present-day uses of arsenic in agriculture; 21 case studies (1 of nervous disorder, 3 of digestive disorders, 17 cases in which the skin and mucosae were affected). Preventive measures and occupational hygiene mainly rely on the enforcement of legislation concerning the sale, use, labelling and storage of these products, information for users and persons handling them, personal protective equipment and personal hygiene. Considerations on the role of the occupational physician in medical prevention; compensation aspects of arsenic poisoning in agricultural workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
arsenic and compounds; pesticides; vineyards; agriculture; crop protection |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; case study; France; legislation; sodium arsenite; toxicology; arsenic |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Browse category(ies) |
Agricultural chemicals
Agriculture
Arsenic and compounds
Inorganic substances
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