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Assessing Cytotoxicity of Metabolites of Typical Triazole Pesticides in Plants
Published on: December 22, 2023
[Poisoning caused by chemicals for plant protection in Poland in 2002]
1Zakład Epidemiologii Państwowego Zakładu Higieny Ul. Chocimska 24, 00-791 Warszawa.
Abstract:
A total number of 103 cases and 4 deaths of poisoning caused by chemicals for plant protection were registered in Poland in 2002 (incidence 0.27 per 100,000 population). There were: 68 cases (66% of total) after intake of chemicals (after suicidal intake--36% and 3 deaths, after accidental intake--22%, after intake with food--6% and 2%--after exposition at undetermined circumstances of intake); 22 cases (21%) after exposition at agricultural labour, connected with spray of chemicals without adequate protective clothing; 11% (1 death) after exposition in other situation; and 2%--after exposition in undetermined situation. In 2002 were registered four outbreaks: two (four and two cases) after intake of food, one (two cases) after exposition during weeding before lapse of a currency period and one (two cases) after exposition at chemical in spray and during connected weeding.
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