Pesticides.

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• Personal Author:
  Gibson RL ; Milby, Thomas H.
• Description:
  Basic information is given on pesticides. The chapter is divided into five major groups corresponding to their principal use: insecticides, rodenticides, fungicides, herbicides, and fumigants. The insecticides are further categorized according to chemical configuration into chlorinated hydrocarbons, phosphate esters, and miscellaneous insecticides. The pesticide solvents are not included. No attempt is made to present the clinical effects of all pesticides currently used. As far as the information is available, the threshold limit value, physiological effects, route of entry into the organism, symptoms, and diagnosis are given for the compounds considered. Those at occupational risk include manufacturers, spray pilots, crop workers, farmers, nursery workers, seed-treaters, soil fumigators, exterminators, and others engaged in the development, manufacture, distribution, and use of these chemicals. Nonoccupational activities such as gardening, yard maintenance, and camping also involve risk of exposure. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Hazardous Substances Insecticides Manufacturing And Industrial Facilities Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Toxic-substances; Agricultural-workers; Exposure-limits; Toxicity; Chlorinated-hydrocarbon-insecticides; Organophosphorus-insecticides; Clinical-analysis; Anticholinesterase-insecticides; Chemical-manufacturing-industry; Biocides; Hazards
• Publisher:
  U.S. Department of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Book
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  243-250
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:00074841
• Citation:
  Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition 1966 Jun; :243-250
• Editor(s):
  Gafafer WM
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1966
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Diseases: A Guide to Their Recognition
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/240708/cdc_240708_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]