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Poisoning by Some Insecticides, Herbicides and Fungicides

Authors :
Robert Lauwerys
P. R. Mahieu
A. Dive
Ph. Hantson
Source :
Acta Clinica Belgica. 45:75-85
Publication Year :
1990
Publisher :
Informa UK Limited, 1990.

Abstract

To avoid accidental poisoning, pesticides must be handled according to prescribed rules. Furthermore, the exact composition of the pesticide formulation should be known. Cases of acute poisoning usually occur by ingestion and less frequently by the other routes. Symptoms may appear immediately but sometimes they can appear later and/or be more prolonged giving rise to delayed death and/or delayed morbidity. Acute poisoning by raticides and by organophosphate insecticides should deserve all our attention. Poisoning by herbicides containing chlorate salts, oxidative phosphorylation uncouplers or bipyridilium derivatives may be particularly dangerous. The ingestion of Paraquat, in particular, which is a veritable lesional poison, could be beyond all therapeutic resources. Language: en

Details

ISSN :
22953337 and 17843286
Volume :
45
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Acta Clinica Belgica
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....942b505bacd248bc83f6d57173803bbb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1080/17843286.1990.11718131