ILO Home
Go to the home page
Site map | Contact us Français | Español

CISDOC database

Document ID (ISN)50624
CIS number 88-1986
ISSN - Serial title 0018-8247 - Higiena i zdraveopazvane
Year 1987
Convention or series no.
Author(s) Kalinova G., Izmirova N., Kalojanova F.
Title Determination of the waiting period for safe work after the application of methyl parathion under field conditions
Original title Opredeljane na minimalen srok za bezopasna rabota sled prilagane na metilparation pri polevi uslovija [in Bulgarian]
Bibliographic information 1987, Vol.30, No.2, p.55-58. Illus. 4 ref.
Abstract Workers spent 1h per day in contact with vegetables that had been treated with a 0.1% aqueous emulsion of methyl parathion. The pesticide is a strong inhibitor of cholinesterase activity - induces up to 50% inhibition of plasma ChEA on the first day after spraying. The rate of disappearance of methyl parathion from washings of workers' hands (daily samples for 7 days) showed that the compound degrades slowly. The minimum waiting period for safe work with methyl parathion under field conditions was determined to be 7 days.
Descriptors (primary) enzyme inhibition; pesticides; methyl parathion; horticulture; limitation of exposure
Descriptors (secondary) cholinesterase monitoring; determination of exposure limits; enzyme activity determination; skin tests; short-term exposure
Document type D - Periodical articles
Subject(s) Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
Broad subject area(s) Chemical safety
Browse category(ies) Blood diseases
Esters and salts
Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals