| Document ID (ISN) | 54469 |
| CIS number |
90-1568 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0271-3586 - American Journal of Industrial Medicine |
| Year |
1989 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Rastogi S.K., Gupta B.N., Husain T., Mathur N., Garg N. |
| Title |
Study of respiratory impairment among pesticide sprayers in mango plantations |
| Bibliographic information |
Nov. 1989, Vol.16, No.5, p.529-538. Illus. Bibl. |
| Abstract |
Pulmonary function studies were conducted on 489 pesticide workers in India engaged in spraying operations on mango plantations. These workers were exposed to a variety of organochlorine and organophosphorus pesticides. A reference group consisting of 208 controls was taken from the same area. The results of the study showed 36.5 and 41.5% prevalence of respiratory impairment in the exposed workers and in the controls, respectively. The most common pulmonary impairment among the exposed subjects (18.8%) and controls (16.9%) was of the restrictive type, followed by mixed ventilatory defect. Bronchial obstruction affected 2.5 and 3.7% of the exposed and control populations, respectively. The study revealed that occupational exposure to pesticides had a direct bearing on the respiratory impairment identified in the exposed workers. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
organophosphorus compounds; pesticides; plantations; crop protection; exposure evaluation; respiratory diseases |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
India; developing countries; epidemiologic study; dangerous substances |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Subject(s) |
Occupational pathology
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Agriculture
Agricultural chemicals
Exposure evaluation
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