RR792 - Decontamination of agricultural sprayers
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A study on oxidative stress and antioxidant status of agricultural workers exposed to organophosphorus insecticides during spraying
Oxidative stress status and Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) activity were studied in blood samples obtained from 61 agricultural workers engaged in spraying organophosphorus (OP) insecticides in the mango plantation, with a minimum work history of one year, in the age range of 12-55 years. Controls were age-matched, unexposed workers, who never had any exposure to OP pesticides. They were evaluated...
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