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Monitoring cholinesterases to detect pesticide exposure.
Authors
Wilson BW; Arrieta DE; Henderson JD
Source
Chem-Biol Interact 2005 Dec; 157-158:253-256
NIOSHTIC No.
20032659
Abstract
Progress toward a standard blood cholinesterase assay to assess pesticide exposures in the agricultural workplace and to identify possible victims of chemical warfare agents is discussed. Examples given are drawn from collaborations with clinical laboratories in California and the Department of Defense Cholinesterase Reference Laboratory (CRL).
Keywords
Pesticides; Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals; Agricultural-chemicals; Agriculture; Blood-sampling; Blood-tests; Cholinesterase-inhibitors; Work-clothing; Worker-health; Workers; Exposure-assessment; Exposure-limits
Contact
Barry W. Wilson, Department of Animal Science and Environmental Toxicology, University of California, Davis, CA 95616
CODEN
CBINA8
Publication Date
20051201
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
bwwilson@ucdavis.edu
Funding Amount
1055222
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement
Fiscal Year
2006
Identifying No.
Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U07-CCU-906162
ISSN
0009-2797
Source Name
Chemico-Biological Interactions
State
CA
Performing Organization
University of California - Davis
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