Relationship between urinary pesticide metabolites and pest control operation among occupational pesticide sprayers

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 100-105

  Kimata, Akiko ^a   Kondo, Takaaki ^a   Ueyama, Jun ^a   Yamamoto, Kanami ^a   Mochizuki, Aiko ^a   Asai, Kazumi ^a   Takagi, Kenji ^a   Okamura, Ai ^b   Wang, Dong ^b   Kamijima, Michihiro ^b   Nakajima, Tamie ^b   Fukaya, Yukio ^c   Shibata, Eiji ^d   Gotoh, Masahiro ^e   Saito, Isao ^f  

^a Program in Radiological and Medical Laboratory Sciences   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c Aichi Bunkyo Women's College   (Japan)

^d AICHI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e Seto Health Administration Center   (Japan)

^f Food Safety and Quality Research Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

3 Phenoxybenzoic acid; Dialkylphosphate; Erythrocyte acetylcholinesterase; Gas chromatography mass spectrometry; Health checkup

Indexed keywords

3 PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; 3-PHENOXYBENZOIC ACID; ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; BENZOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; INSECTICIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; PYRETHROID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSECT CONTROL; JAPAN; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RISK FACTOR; TIME; URINE;

ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE; ADULT; BENZOATES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITORS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HUMANS; INSECT CONTROL; INSECTICIDES; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PYRETHRINS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 65549156205     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13489585     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.M7005     Document Type: Article

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