Occupational health problems among workers handling Virginia tobacco.
The prevalence of "green symptoms" among 289 tobacco workers handling Virginia tobacco leaves was investigated. The frequency of these symptoms was high (53.29%). Urinary excretion rate of nicotine and cotinine increased significantly only among the subjects suffering from "green symptoms".
D000382:Agricultural Workers' Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000652:urine; D003367:Cotinine / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000652:urine; D010947:Plants, Toxic; D012737:Sex Factors; D012907:Smoking; D013997:Time Factors; D014026:Nicotiana
D009538:Nicotine; D003367:Cotinine