This study was conducted to assess oxidative stress and antioxidant status of organophosphorus (OP) poisoning cases before and after therapy with atropine and pralidoxime of north Karnataka (India). For this study 30 male OP poisoning cases (study group) and 30 male normal healthy subjects (control group) having age range 17-40 years were taken. All organophosphorus poisoning cases were diagnos...

Pediatricians are fully aware of the major environmental causes of observable childhood morbidity and mortality (Table 1). It is also important for pediatricians to be aware of the variety of parental concerns regarding exposures to environmental chemicals. During their training and practice, one of their tasks is to counsel and educate parents on how to reduce or prevent the more common enviro...

A colorimetric array for the chromogenic discrimination of organophosphorous derivatives in gas phase has been developed.

A case of organophosphorous poisoning in a 29 year old male who developed intermediate syndrome manifested by features of respiratory depression as evidenced by marked weakness of the respiratory muscles, tachypnoea, and drop in oxygen saturation despite reversal of nicotinic and muscarinic effects of organophosphorous poisoning. The case highlights its early recognition and prompt institution ...

BACKGROUND Recent organic diet intervention studies suggest that diet is a significant source of pesticide exposure in young children. These studies have focused on children living in suburban communities. OBJECTIVES We aimed to determine whether consuming an organic diet reduced urinary pesticide metabolite concentrations in 40 Mexican-American children, 3-6 years of age, living in Californi...

BACKGROUND Dialkyl phosphate (DAP) metabolites in spot urine samples are frequently used to characterize children's exposures to organophosphorous (OP) pesticides. However, variable exposure and short biological half-lives of OP pesticides could result in highly variable measurements, leading to exposure misclassification. OBJECTIVE We examined within- and between-child variability in DAP met...

The aim of this study was to investigate the seasonal and spatial variations in concentrations a widely used organophosphorous pesticide (OPP), diazinon, associated risk posed by OPP surface water from three largest rivers located northern province Iran: Haraz, Talar Babolrood rivers. These are agriculture Mazandaran, exposed high doses organophosphorus pesticides, especially diazinon. concentr...