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Acute pesticide exposures: keeping your eye on the ball
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Dr Huw Rees, Department of Pharmacology, Radiology & Oncology, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Heath Park, Cardiff CF14 4XN, UK; hgrees@btinternet.com
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In this issue of the journal, the study by Adams et al1 reminds us that a large proportion of acute pesticide exposures are reported in children. This is important data, which should inform the general public and direct both clinical and regulatory decisions.
Pesticides are a heterogeneous group of substances with differing toxicological properties. These range from the very high, acute toxicity of insecticides such as organophosphates to the relatively low toxicity of herbicides such as glyphosate. Pesticides are used for various purposes (eg, for crop protection, wood preservation, human and veterinary medicine) and are applied in a variety of ways (eg, as sprays, baits, soil injections, dips and drenches). Thus, the pesticide exposures experienced by people depend on many factors and are highly variable. In the UK, pesticides rarely cause serious ill health or death. The agricultural sector in this country is relatively small, and for the population at
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