| Title : Potential health risks from indoor exposure to chlorpyrifos (O,O- diethyl O-[3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl] phosphorothioate) - Lemus_1997_Rev.Environ.Health_12_91 |
| Author(s) : Lemus R , Abdelghani AA , Akers TG , Horner WE |
| Ref : Rev Environ Health , 12 :91 , 1997 |
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Abstract :
A four-season, indoor air quality survey was conducted in Southern Louisiana to determine the indoor air levels of the pesticide chlorpyrifos. Gas chromatographic analysis of 213 air samples collected from 53 houses revealed levels of chlorpyrifos ranging from non-detected to 2.13 micrograms/m3. Using the Florida-Pinella exposure guideline (24-hr exposure to chlorpyrifos at 0.48 microgram/m3), it was noted that 14% of the samples exceeded this guideline. The exposure of occupants to the indoor air concentrations of the pesticide, however, were below either the irritation or the odor thresholds, and effects on acute and chronic health responses remains uncertain. |
| PubMedSearch : Lemus_1997_Rev.Environ.Health_12_91 |
| PubMedID: 9273925 |
Lemus R, Abdelghani AA, Akers TG, Horner WE (1997)
Potential health risks from indoor exposure to chlorpyrifos (O,O- diethyl O-[3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridyl] phosphorothioate)
Rev Environ Health
12 :91
Lemus R, Abdelghani AA, Akers TG, Horner WE (1997)
Rev Environ Health
12 :91