AIMS To identify neurobehavioural deficits among workers exposed to organophosphorous (OP) pesticides in their occupation. METHODS This study was conducted during the period when pesticides were applied to cotton crops in the fields in Menoufiya Governorate, Egypt. Fifty two occupationally exposed male workers were compared to 50 unexposed male controls who were similar in age, socioeconomic ...

A 24 year old male with alleged of history of ingestion of unknown quantity of Quinal phos admitted with GCS E1VTM1, Pupils B/L5MM reacting, Blood pressure100/70mmHg, heart rate at 170bpm, SPO2 was 100, ABGmixed acidosis and vomiting, involuntary bowel and bladder. Investigations revealed Serum Creatinine 3.13, Blood urea nitrogen 90mg/dl, K+ 4.7 with compensated metabolic acidosis in arterial ...

Organophosphorous (OP) pesticides are used frequently in agriculture, particularly in Asian countries over the past decades. Poisoning by these agents, either as acute or chronic in these nations, is a serious health problem. OP pesticides residue in fruits and vegetables that may not induce early clinical features, could also affect the human health. Therefore, medical and health professionals...

BACKGROUND Pesticide poisoning is very common in Nepal. Hospital based studies from various parts of Nepal have shown that poisoning with organophosphorus compounds is the most common type of poisoning. Current study is undertaken to see the pattern of organophosphorus poisoning and to identify the common risk factors among the cases. If the risk factors are modifiable, attempts in addressing t...

Experiments were performed in order to check whether biological activity of some organophosphorous compounds widely applied as herbicides: 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (1) and its sodium salt (2), N-phosphonomethylglycine acid (3) and its sodium salt (4), diethyl 1-butylamino-1-cyclohexanephosphonate (5) and diethyl 9-butylamino-9-fluorenephosphonate (6) followed from their oxidative activity...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The main cause of morbidity due to organophosphate poisoning is intermediate syndrome (Type II paralysis) that can occur 48-72 h after poisoning. Mechanisms that underlie the intermediate syndrome are not known. This study investigates the role of oxidative damage to muscles as a possible mechanism underlying the development of the intermediate syndrome. METHODS Ninete...

This project was primarily funded by a contract with the Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) of the California Environmental Protection Agency. The contract was supported by an allotment dedicated to the pesticide monitoring priorities of the California Regional Water Quality Control Boards. The statements and conclusions in this report are those of the contractor and not necessarily those...