| Document ID (ISN) | 53784 |
| CIS number |
90-853 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Ames R.G., Brown S.K., Mengle D.C., Kahn E., Stratton J.W., Jackson R.J. |
| Title |
Cholinesterase activity depression among California agricultural pesticide applicators |
| Bibliographic information |
1989, Vol.15, No.2, p.143-150. Bibl. |
| Abstract |
Cholinesterase activity measurements in California of 542 agricultural pesticide applicators under medical supervision during the first 9 months of 1985 were analysed. 26 workers, 4.8% of the sample, had cholinesterase values at or below the California threshold values for removal from continued exposure to cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides (60% of baseline for red blood cell cholinesterase and 50% of baseline for plasma cholinesterase activity). Eight of these 26 workers, 31.5% had pesticide-related illnesses. Pesticides most frequently associated with cholinesterase depressions exceeding California threshold values included mevinphos (Phosdrin), oxydemeton methyl (Metasystox-R), methomyl (Lannate), and acephate (Orthene); these pesticides included organophosphates in toxicity categories I and II and one carbamate in toxicity category I. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
cholinesterase monitoring; neurotoxic effects; methomyl; orthene; metasystox; occupation disease relation; pesticides; agricultural equipment; exposure evaluation; mevinphos |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
agricultural chemicals; dangerous substances; medical examinations; epidemiologic study; USA |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
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| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the nervous system
Biological monitoring
Esters and salts
Agricultural chemicals
Amides
Exposure evaluation
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