Hematological biomarkers in farm workers exposed to organophosphorus pesticides in the Gaza Strip.(Author abstract)

From: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health | Date: September 1, 2005| Author: | Copyright information

To assess serum cholinesterase levels and symptoms among farm workers who used mainly organophosphorus pesticides in the Gaza Strip, the authors took blood samples from and administered symptom questionnaires to an occupational cohort of 48 field workers. The authors tested the workers for serum acetylcholinesterase and serum butyrylcholinesterase (SBuChE) levels at the beginning and end of each work day. The authors took 20 employees as referents. The mean activity of SBuChE of the farm workers at the end of the spraying day (X = 3.28 [+ or -] 0.12 kU/1) was lower by 13.2% than that of the ... 

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