| Document ID (ISN) | 59340 |
| CIS number |
93-247 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0090-4341 - Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology |
| Year |
1992 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Al-Jaghbir M., Salhab A.S., Hamarsheh F.A. |
| Title |
Dermal and inhalation exposure to dimethoate |
| Bibliographic information |
May 1992, Vol.22, No.4, p.358-361. 19 ref. |
| Abstract |
Dermal and respiratory exposure and plasma acetyl-cholinesterase (ChE) activity were monitored on six workers spraying tomatoe crops under plastic houses with dimethoate [O,O-dimethyl S-(N-methylcarbamoylmethyl) phosphorodithoate]. The mean dermal exposure was 914mg/day and the mean respiratory exposure was 17mg/day. The maximum dose received by the spraymen was 18.2mg/day. It was estimated that 84% of the dermal exposure was to the forearms and hands. Of the body areas monitored, the back of the neck received the least rate of exposure. The results also show a reduction in plasma ChE among spraymen. The mean difference was 37.1% less than the pre-exposure values, which exceeds the limits set by the World Health Organization. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
dimethoate; inhalation toxicity; dermal toxicity; pesticides |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
cholinesterase monitoring; blood plasma; permissible levels; Jordan; crop protection; acetylcholinesterase |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | Jordan |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
|
| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Esters and salts
Agricultural chemicals
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