| Main Title |
Public Health Hazards Involved in the Use of Organic Phosphorus Insecticides in Cotton Culture in the Delta Area of Mississippi. |
| Author |
Quinby, Griffith E. ;
Durham., Kenneth C. ;
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| CORP Author |
Communicable Disease Center, Savannah, Ga. |
| Year Published |
1958 |
| Stock Number |
PB-280 884 |
| Additional Subjects |
Insecticides ;
Public health ;
Pesticides ;
Toxicology ;
Industrial medicine ;
Toxic diseases ;
Phosphorus organic compounds ;
Mississippi ;
Cholinesterase ;
Exposure ;
Epidemiology ;
Tables(Data) ;
Industrial hygiene ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Hazards ;
Pilots(Personnel) ;
Reprints ;
Toxic substances ;
Occupational safety and health
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
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| NTIS |
PB-280 884 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
8p |
| Abstract |
During the summer of 1957, suspected cases of poisoning by cotton insecticides were investigated in the Mississippi Delta area. Blood cholinesterase levels of cases and of workers with maximal exposure to organic phosphorus insecticides were determined. In addition, the decay rates of insecticides and the exposure of workers were measured. Ninety-one illnesses suspected of being poisoned due to insecticides were evaluated. Evidence was found to definitely incriminate organic phosphorus compounds as a cause of illness in two workers in formulating plants. A diagnosis of poisoning must be considered in three pilots. One fatality and one other illness were attributed to the ingestion of chlorinated hydrocarbons. In 7 of 11 crashes or disturbances of the pilot's performance about which enough information was available, three appeared to represent pilot error, one was myocardial infarction, and three--mentioned above--appeared to be mild poisoning with consequent interference with flying ability. |
| Supplementary Notes |
Pub. in Jnl. of Economic Entomology, v51 n6 p831-838, Dec 58. |
| Availability Notes |
Included in the report, Journal Articles on Toxicology, Group 15, PB-280 879. |
| Title Annotations |
Reprint: Public Health Hazards Involved in the Use of Organic Phosphorus Insecticides in Cotton Culture in the Delta Area of Mississippi, |
| PUB Date Free Form |
13 Jun 58 |
| Category Codes |
6T; 6E; 6J; 57Y; 68G; 68E; 57U |
| NTIS Prices |
(Order as PB-280 879, MF A01) |
| Primary Description |
500/01 |
| Document Type |
NT |
| Cataloging Source |
NTIS/MT |
| Control Number |
323741073 |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
CAT |
