Personal chemical exposure assessment is necessary to determine the frequency and
magnitude of individual chemical exposures, especially since chemicals present in everyday …

Bolivia does not have a surveillance program for pesticide residues in food. The few
published studies have suggested that pesticide contamination in food may present a public …

Background Conventional food production commonly uses organophosphate (OP)
pesticides, which can have negative health effects, while organic food is deemed healthier …

The organophosphate (OP) pesticide chlorpyrifos (CPF), used in agricultural settings,
induces developmental and neurological impairments. Recent studies using in vitro cell …

Due to the increasing food demand, the use of pesticides in agriculture is increasing.
Particularly in low income countries poor training among farmers, combined with the use of …

In this rapidly develo**, capitalist world, people are continually exposed to numerous
environmental pollutants such as industrial waste, polluted air and pesticides. These …

Worldwide use of organophosphate pesticides as agricultural chemicals aims to maintain a
stable food supply, while their toxicity remains a major public health concern. A common …

For some complex toxicological endpoints, chemical safety assessment has conventionally
relied on animal testing. Apart from the ethical issues, also scientific considerations have …

Organophosphorous compounds (OPs) are commonly used pesticides. The primary
mechanism of OP toxicity is the inhibition of acetylcholine esterase in the nervous system …

The anticholinesterase activities of newly synthesized phosphorothioates and
phosphorodithioates were investigated. The compounds were evaluated for their …