Centro de Documentación de Fundación MAPFRE - Symptoms and cholinesterase activity among rural residents living near cotton fields in Nicaragua

Notes: Sumario: Synthetic pesticides have been used intensively for control of cotton pests in many countries since the end of the Second World War. Before Nicaragua's recent agroeconomic changes, large quantities of pesticides were applied to cotton fields by aerial applications. Many instances of poisonings of workers have been reported from Nicaragua and other Central American countries, particularly by the widely used cholinesterase inhibiting carbamates and organophosphate insecticidesRelated records: En: Occupational and environmental medicine. - London and Margate. - Vol. 53, nº 11, November 1996 ; p. 726-729Materia / lugar / evento: Medicina laboral Enfermedades profesionales Colinesterasa Plasma sanguíneo Pesticidas Agricultura Algodón Nicaragua Otros autores: Keifer, Matthew
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