Effects of occupational pesticide exposure on children applying pesticides

Longitudinal assessment of chlorpyrifos exposure and self-reported neurological symptoms in adolescent pesticide applicators

“…Prior to this study, a cross-sectional study on Egyptian cotton field workers reported associations between OP exposure and neurological symptoms 20 21. Similar to an Indian study on occupationally exposed adolescents,22 the previous Egyptian adolescent study20 21 presented descriptive statistics to show the difference between exposed and unexposed adolescents in terms of the prevalence of various neurological symptoms.…”

“…Although there are slight variations in the timing of CPF application between the two districts (figure 1), the application patterns are consistent across these two areas. As there is no regulation in Egypt for the mandatory use of personal protective equipment, dermal exposure and inhalation were considered as the potential route of exposure in this population 20. Recently, Fenske et al 27 reported that dermal exposure and subsequent absorption through the skin accounted for 94–96% of the total dose of CPF in Egyptian pesticide applicators.…”

A review of photochemical approaches for the treatment of a wide range of pesticides

“…In fact, the PEC exhibited much higher efficiency than typical photocatalysis in the case of imidacloprid. In another work, degradation of 2,4-dichlorophenol (2, was studied in a novel three-electrode TiO 2 /Ti-Fe-graphite based integrative oxidation process consisting of …”

“…In the course of such a transition, various complementary chemicals (like fertilizers, plant growth stimulators, pesticides, etc) have been developed and employed extensively as an integral part of modern agriculture. Ironically, however, pesticide management has raised a great deal of concern in scientific circles because of the potentially deleterious effect on various components in the natural environment [2]. In fact, it is roughly estimated that around 500 compounds have been registered globally as pesticides or their metabolites.…”

Memory and fine motor skill test performance among children living near coal ash storage sites.

“…These findings are similar to those reported in this thesis, which were a median forward Simple Digit Span score of 5 (IQR=2) and median reverse Simple Digit Span score of 3 (IQR=1), although this population was younger than the one used in this thesis. Another study involving a population of occupationally exposed and unexposed 9-15 year-olds in Egypt reported mean forward Simple Digit Span scores of 5.4 (SE 0.2) and 6.1 (SE 0.2), respectively, and reverse scores of 4.7 (SE 0.2) and 5.5 (SE 0.2), respectively (Abdel Rasoul et al, 2008). These mean scores are higher than the median scores found in this study, but this study's population is older than the one used in this thesis.…”