Biological monitoring of chlorinated pesticides among exposed workers of mango orchards: A case study in tropical climate

Journal Article · Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1992 · Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00194387· OSTI ID:7278690

Chandra, H; Pangtey, B S; Modak, D P; Singh, K P; Gupta, B N; Bharti, R S; Srivastava, S P ^[1]

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1. Industrial Toxicology Research Centre, Lucknow (India)

Organochlorine, organophosphorus and carbamate compounds are widely used pesticides in India for controlling disease carrying vectors and agricultural pests. Organochlorine compounds being persistent and lipophilic in nature, accumulate in the human body through food chain and environmental exposure. Accumulation of DDT, BHC and endosulfan has been implicated in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disorders, hypertension and other health related problems. Earlier, the authors have observed respiratory impairment (36.5%) among workers engaged in spraying of organochlorine pesticides on mango trees at Malihabad. In the present investigation, the levels of chlorinated present investigation, the levels of chlorinated pesticides among exposed workers have been monitored to study the distribution pattern in blood and their excretion in urine of human subjects.

• OSTI ID: 7278690
• Journal Information: Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology; (United States), Vol. 48:2; ISSN 0007-4861
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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