Chlorpyrifos exposures in Egyptian cotton field workers

NeuroToxicology

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 297-304

  Farahat, Fayssal M ^a   Fenske, Richard A ^b   Olson, James R ^c,d   Galvin, Kit ^b   Bonner, Matthew R ^c,d   Rohlman, Diane S ^e   Farahat, Taghreed M ^a   Lein, Pamela J ^e   Anger, W Kent ^e  

^a MENOUFIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomonitoring; Chlorpyrifos; Dermal exposure; Dermal patches; Metabolites; Organophosphorus pesticides; Pesticide applicators; TCPy; Urinary

Indexed keywords

CHLORPYRIFOS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGYPT; HUMAN; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PATCH TEST; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN ABSORPTION; TEXTILE INDUSTRY; TEXTILE WORKER; TOXICITY TESTING; URINALYSIS; WORKPLACE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKERS' DISEASES; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CHLORPYRIFOS; EGYPT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PESTICIDES; PORTRAITS AS TOPIC; SKIN;

GOSSYPIUM BARBADENSE; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 77952672827     PISSN: 0161813X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2010.02.005     Document Type: Article

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