Pesticide Poisoning of Farm Workers : Implications of Blood Test Results from Vietnam

In this paper, the authors have assessed the incidence and determinants of pesticide poisoning among rice farmers in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. Blood cholinesterase tests suggest that the incidence of poisoning from exposure to organophosphates and carbamates is quite high in Vietnam. Using the me...

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Main Authors: Dasgupta, Susmita, Meisner, Craig, Wheeler, David, Lam, Nhan Thi, Xuyen, Khuc
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AIR
DDT
FAO
IPM
TEA
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2005/06/5843826/pesticide-poisoning-farm-workers-implications-blood-test-results-vietnam
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/8223