Adverse Respiratory Health and Hematological Alterations among Agricultural Workers Occupationally Exposed to Organophosphate Pesticides: A Cross-Sectional Study in North India

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 8; no. 7; p. e69755
• Main Authors: Fareed, Mohd, Pathak, Manoj Kumar, Bihari, Vipin, Kamal, Ritul, Srivastava, Anup Kumar, Kesavachandran, Chandrasekharan Nair
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 25.07.2013; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Acetylcholinesterase; Acetylcholinesterase - blood; Adult; Agricultural laborers; Agricultural practices; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - blood; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - chemically induced; Agricultural Workers' Diseases - physiopathology; Agriculture; Agrochemicals; Alterations; Anemia; Bioindicators; Biology; Biomarkers; Blood Cell Count; Butyrylcholinesterase - blood; Cancer; Cholinesterase; Comparative analysis; Consent; Cough; Cough - blood; Cough - chemically induced; Cough - physiopathology; Cross-sectional studies; Developing countries; Epidemiology; Exposure; Farmers; Farmworkers; Health; Hematology; Humans; India; Insecticides; Irritation; LDCs; Leukocytes (neutrophilic); Lung - drug effects; Lung - physiopathology; Lungs; Male; Mathematics; Medical research; Medicine; Middle Aged; Monocytes; Morbidity; Occupational Exposure; Occupational health; Occupational Health - education; Occupational Health - legislation & jurisprudence; Orchards; Organophosphates; Organophosphorus pesticides; Pesticides; Pesticides - adverse effects; Pharynx; Plantations; Poisoning; Predictive control; Pulmonary function tests; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory function; Respiratory Sounds - physiopathology; Sprayers; Spraying; Sputum; Studies; Surveys; Toxicology; Wheezing; India

Non-protective work practices followed by farm workers during spraying of pesticides lead to occupational exposure among them. This study is designed to explore the respiratory health and hematological profile of agricultural workers occupationally exposed to OP pesticides. A cross sectional study w...