Hematological biomarkers in farm workers exposed to organophosphorus pesticides in the Gaza Strip

Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 235-241

  Safi, Jamal M ^a,b   Abu Mourad, T A ^a   Yassin, M M ^c  

^a Environmental Protection and Research Institute   (Palestine)

^b AL AZHAR UNIVERSITY   (Palestine)

^c ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF GAZA   (Palestine)

Author keywords

Farm workers; Gaza Strip; Hematological biomarkers; Organophosphorus pesticides

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; AZINPHOS METHYL; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE; DICHLORVOS; DIMETHOATE; FENAMIPHOS; METHAMIDOPHOS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE PESTICIDE;

ADULT; AGED; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BURNING SENSATION; CHOLINESTERASE BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRURITUS; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SKIN IRRITATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33846953261     PISSN: 19338244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/AEOH.60.5.235-241     Document Type: Article

References (34)

1. Iorizzo L, Bianchi A, Gamberini G, et al. Assessment of human exposure to pesticides in greenhouses and effectiveness of personal protective devices. Arh Hig Rada Toksikoi. 1996;47:25-33.
2. Forget G. Pesticides and the third world. J Toxicol Environ Health. 1991;32:11-31.
3. El-Sebae AH. Special problems experienced with pesticides use in developing countries. Regul Toxicol Pharmacol. 1993;17:287-291.
4. Safi JM. Special problems associated with pesticides use and its management in Gaza Strip. Egypt J Occup Med. 1995;19:267-276.
5. Safi JM. Association between chronic exposure to pesticides and recorded cases of human malignancy in Gaza govemorates (1990-1999). Sci Total Environ. 2002;284:75-84.
6. Richter ED, Gasteyer S, El Haj S, Safi JM, Jaqhabir M. Agricultural sustainability, pesticide exposures, and health risks: Israel, the Palestinian National Authority and Jordan. Ann NY Acad Sci. 1997;837:269-291.
7. Richter ED, Safi JM. Pesticide use, exposure and risk: A joint Israeli-Palestinian perspective. Environ Res. 1997;73:211-218.
8. Wilson BW, Sanborn JR, O'Malley MA, Henderson JD, Billitti JR. Monitoring the pesticide-exposed workers. Occup Med. 1997;12:347-363.
9. Hillman JV. Emergency care of insecticide poisonings. J Fla Med Assoc. 1994;81:750-752.
10. Misra UK, Prasad M, Pandey CM. A study of cognitive functions and event related potentials following organophosphate exposure. Electromyogr Clin Neurophysiol. 1994;34:197-203.
11. Stefanidou M, Athanaselis S, Velonakis M, Pappas F, Koutselinis A. Occupational exposure to cholinesterase inhibiting pesticides: a Greek case. Int J Environ Health Res. 2003;13:23-29.
12. Environmental Health Criteria. Organophosphorus Insecticides: A General Introduction. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization; 1986:63.
13. Richter ED, Kowalski M, Leventhal A, et al. Illness and excretion of organophosphate metabolites four months after household pest extermination. Arch Environ Health. 1992;47:135-138.
14. Richter ED, Chuwers P, Levy Y, et al. Health effects from exposure to organophosphate pesticides in workers and residents in Israel. Isr J Med Sci. 1992;28:584-598.
15. Richter ED. Organophosphorus Pesticides - A Multinational Epidemiological Study [monograph]. Copenhagen, Denmark: WHO-Europe; 1993.
16. Yassin MM, Abu Mourad TA, Safi JM. Knowledge, attitude, practice, and toxicity symptoms associated with pesticides use among farm workers in Gaza Strip. Occup Environ Med. 2002;59:387-394.
17. Ellman GL, Courtney KD, Andres V, Featherstone RM. A new and rapid colorimetric determination of acetylcholinesterase activity. Biochem Pharmacol. 1961;7:88-95.
18. Padilla S. Regulatory and research issues related to cholinesterase inhibition. Toxicology. 1995;102:215-220.
19. Kamal AA, Elgarhy MT, Maklady F, Mostafa MA, Massoud A. Serum cholinesterase and liver function among a group of organophosphorus pesticides sprayers in Egypt. J Toxicol Clin Exp. 1990;10:427-435.
20. Wilson BW, Henderson JD. Blood esterase determinations as biomarkers of exposure. Revise Environ Contamin Toxicol. 1992;128:55-69.
21. Podolak M, Panasiuk L. Biological indicators for the assessment of human exposure to organophosphorus compounds. Przegl Lek. 1997;54:719-722.
22. Siriski J, Dulizibaric D, Lugumerski M. Butyrylcholinesterase activity in agricultural workers in seasons when pesticides are not used. Arh Hig Rada Toksikol. 1989;40:215-219.
23. Lopez-Carillo L, Lopez-Cervantes M. Effect of exposure to organophosphate pesticides on serum cholinesterase levels. Arch Environ Health. 1993;48:359-363.
24. Allaby M. The Cconcise Oxford Dictionary of Ecology. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press; 1994:378.
25. World Health Organization (WHO). Chemical Safety. 46th year. Geneva, Switzerland: WHO; 1993:28-29.
26. Clarke EK, Levy LS, Spurgeon A, Calvert LA. The problems associated with pesticide use by irrigation workers in Ghana. Occup Med. 1997;47:301-308.
27. Isselbacher KJ, Braunwald E, Wilson JD, Martin JB, Fauci AS, Kasper DL. Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill; 1992.
28. Zayed SM, Amer HA, Fahmy MA, Nahdy F. Toxicological potential of malathion residues in stored soybean seeds. J Environ Sci Health. 1993;28:711-729.
29. Worthing CR. The Pesticides Manual. A World Compendium. Croydon, England: British Crop Protection Council; 1987:179.
30. Parron T, Hernandez AF, Pla A, Villanueva E. Clinical and biochemical changes in greenhouse sprayers chronically exposed to pesticides. Hum Exp Toxicol. 1996;15:957-963.
31. Wesseling C, McConnell R, Partanen T, Hogstedt C. Agricultural pesticide use in developing countries: health effects and research needs. Int J Health Serv. 1997;27:273-308.
32. Brown LM, Blair A, Gibson R, et al. Pesticides exposure and other agricultural risk factors for leukemia among men in Iowa and Minnesota. Cancer Res. 1990;50:6585-6591.
33. Sungur M, Guven M. Intensive care management of organophosphate insecticide poisoning. Crit Care. 2001;5:211-215.
34. Ciesielski S, Loomis DP, Mims SR, Auer A. Pesticide exposures, cholinesterase depression, and symptoms among North Carolina migrant farm workers. Am J Public Health. 1994;84:446-451.