Organochlorine pesticides (OCPs), viz. β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH), γ-HCH, aldrin, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, endosulfan-I, endosulfan-II, heptachlor endoepoxide, heptachlor exoepoxide, mirex, dicofol, o,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (o,p'-DDT), p,p'-dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (p,p'-DDT), dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane (DDD), and dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethylene (DDE) and 12 o...

lead taken out of the plant by the workers on their clothes. A number of recommendations are made: these include emphasizing once more that top management carry the responsibility for the protection of the health of workers; the importance of industrial hygiene and monitoring of the atmosphere, and the desirability of close co-operation of those concerned with the works medical officer; the edu...

OBJECTIVE To estimate the degree of internal exposure to organochlorine pesticides (persistent organic pollutants, POP) among inhabitants of an open-air dump. METHODS This was an observational study with simultaneous measurement and control, in which the criterion for subjects was that they dwelled in an area contaminated by POP and the effect of such contamination was the concentration of su...

Stringent conditions with regard to cleanliness are laid down for the attention of public authorities concerned with the spraying of dieldrin formulations. Protective clothing must be worn and this must be changed frequently. Personal cleanliness is imperative. Since sprayers are often operating in rugged country for days at a time it is not easy for these conditions to be followed and it has b...