title: Illness and excretion of organophosphate metabolites four months after household pest extermination.
abstract: Diethyl phosphate (DEP), an organophosphate metabolite, was found in the urine of symptomatic residents who resided in a household that had been sprayed with diazinon 4.5 mo earlier. Pre- and post-decontamination data with regard to symptoms, DEP, cholinesterase, and surface and air levels underscore the utility of alkyl phosphate metabolites for monitoring exposure. The data also emphasize the efficacy of clean-up measures when baseline data are not available to determine if "within-normal" cholinesterase levels are, in fact, depressed.
authors.affiliation: Hebrew University School of Public Health and Community Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Richter
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kowalski
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Grauer
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Marzouk
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Brenner
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shkolnik
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lerman
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zahavi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bashari
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood; D003976:Diazinon / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D005260:Female; D006798:Housing; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007300:Insect Control; D008297:Male; D010755:Organophosphates / Q000652:urine*; D011041:Poisoning / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D010755:Organophosphates; C034789:diethyl phosphate; D002802:Cholinesterases; D003976:Diazinon