ArticleJournal of occupational health2021
Pesticide exposure and adverse health effects associated with farmwork in Northern Thailand.
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- Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Cognitive Functions in Agricultural Workers: A Systematic Review.Florence Nightingale journal of nursing · 2026Article
- Neurobehavioral performance of dual exposure to organophosphate pesticides and PAHs among farmers in rural agriculture communities.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Impact of an educational intervention model on pesticide practices among farmers: a randomized controlled trial protocol.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Cardiovascular and Functional Consequences of Lung Function Impairment in Northern Thai Agricultural Workers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Association between pesticide exposure and neurobehavioral performance of agricultural workers: A cross-sectional study.Brain and behavior · 2022Article
- ε-poly-Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Pesticide exposure and adverse health effects associated with farmwork in Northern Thailand.Journal of occupational health · 2021Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo assess pesticide exposure and understand the resultant health effects of agricultural workers in Northern Thailand.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study. We quantified exposure to pesticides, including chlorpyrifos, methomyl, and metalaxyl, by air sampling and liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry. We estimated differences in self-reported health outcomes, complete blood counts, cholinesterase activity, and serum/urine calcium and creatinine concentrations at baseline between farmworkers and comparison workers, and after pesticide spraying in farmworkers only.
resultsThis study included 97 men between the ages of 22 and 76 years; 70 were conventional farmworkers; and 27 did not report any prior farmwork or pesticide spraying. None of the farmworkers wore standardized personal protective equipment (PPE) for the concentrated chemicals they were working with. Methomyl (8.4-13 481.9 ng/m
conclusionsThis population of farmworkers had significant alterations in stress measures and clinical biomarkers, including decreased blood cell counts and cholinesterase activity, relative to matched controls. These changes are potentially linked to occupational pesticide exposures. Improving PPE use presents a likely route for preventive intervention in this population.
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