Organophosphate exposure: a preliminary assessment on the use of pesticide intensity score to evaluate exposure among fruit growers

• Main Authors: Tengku Ismail, Tengku Hanidza, M. Zain, Sharifuddin, Juahir, Hafizan, Yusoff, Mohd Kamil, Abdul Manaf, Latifah
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: Thai Society of Higher Eduction Institutes on Environment 2010
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16008/1/Organophosphate%20exposure.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16008/; http://www.tshe.org/ea/abstracts/2010_3-s_28.html

This study examines the influence of work hours, personal protective equipment use, and pesticide ingestion on the amount of urinary metabolites among fruit growers applying organophosphate pesticide. Thirty nine urine samples were collected from seven applicators before and after organophosphate...