Measuring the exposure to organophosphorous insecticides of people involved in crop protection in Turkey

Zeren O., Dikmen N., Taga S.

AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT, cilt.93, ss.447-448, 2002 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 93
  • Basım Tarihi: 2002
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/s0167-8809(02)00041-5
  • Dergi Adı: AGRICULTURE ECOSYSTEMS & ENVIRONMENT
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.447-448
  • Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

The side effects of organophosphorous insecticides have been investigated in farmers, farm workers, pilots, technicians and consumers by measuring their cholinesterase enzyme (ChE) levels. In samples of some 100 persons each, the activity of BChE was on average 1.34+/-0.71 U/ml in Icel, 1.706+/-0.609 U/ml in Adana, compared to 1.777+/-0.411 U/ml in the control. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.