Pesticides.

Details

• Personal Author:
  Straub, Wesley E.
• Description:
  Pesticide compounds used in agriculture, pest control industries, and public health are discussed, and information on their chemical nature, use, signs and symptoms associated with toxic exposures, clinical recognition, exposure limits, and treatment is provided. Chemicals discussed include organophosphates, carbamates, chlorinated hydrocarbons, bipyridyls, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, fumigants, and miscellaneous insecticides. To determine the source of exposure, the physician must be aware of both occupational and nonoccupational aspects of an individual's activities. Correct diagnosis is predicated on a history of exposure compatible with time dose relationships, clinical manifestations, and laboratory confirmation. In cases of severe poisoning, initial diagnosis and treatment must depend on clinical diagnosis since there is often insufficient time to wait for the results of laboratory tests. The nature of the compound and its formulation, and possibly individual variations, are the factors which influence the clinical appearance of an intoxication and the toxic dose of the substance.
• Subjects:
  Accident Prevention Accidents Accidents, Occupational Hunting Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Risk Assessment Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Chemical-industry-workers Chemical-manufacturing-industry Farmers Food-processing-workers Gardeners Grain-elevator-workers NIOSH-Author Occupational-exposure Pesticides
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Contract
• Genre:
  Chapter
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  453-463
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00166933
• Citation:
  Occupational diseases: a guide to their recognition, revised edition. Key MM, Henschel AF, Butler J, Ligs RN, Tabershaw IR, eds. Cincinnati, OH: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1977 Jun; :453-463
• Editor(s):
  Key MM ; Henschel AF ; Butler J ; Ligo RN ; Tabershaw IR
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1977
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational diseases: a guide to their recognition, revised edition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:cd6e60e43bfc3ab93872b16d3a514161885626109b1bd5eafe52f3498cbc40d52e67d8ba67ee4c5748019329c0fc5166ef44c31fd06888a24729df4411a6ecdd
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/179843/cdc_179843_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 2.98 MB ]