Monitoring cholinesterases to detect pesticide exposure.
Authors
Wilson-BW; Arrieta-DE; Henderson-JD
Source
Chem-Biol Interact 2005 Dec; 157-158:253-256
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
Document Type
Journal Article
Email Address
bwwilson@ucdavis.edu
Funding Type
Cooperative Agreement
Identifying No.
Cooperative-Agreement-Number-U07-CCU-906162
Source Name
Chemico-Biological Interactions
Performing Organization
University of California - Davis
