A multiyear study of blood cholinesterase activity in urban pesticide applicators.
This article is a review of blood cholinesterase activity in a cohort of urban pesticide applicators ranging from 1680 to over 3800 workers. During the period 1981-1991, 208, 788 blood samples were taken for measurement of cholinesterase activity with an average of 6 samples per year from each worker. A total of 150 workers or 0.44% of the cohort was removed from exposure to cholinesterase-inhibiting insecticides because of decreased cholinesterase activity. No worker required treatment for signs of cholinesterase inhibition.
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ChemLawn Clinical Laboratory, Trugreen-ChemLawn, Delaware, OH 43015-8903.
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D000328:Adult; D002170:Canada; D002802:Cholinesterases / Q000097:blood*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010575:Pesticides; D014481:United States; D014504:Urban Health
D010575:Pesticides; D002802:Cholinesterases