Toxicity and actual regulation of organophosphate pesticides
Authors:
- Kunihisa KozawaKKKunihisa Kozawa
- Hirokazu KimuraHKHirokazu Kimura
- 1 November 2009
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in Toxin Reviews
- Vol. 28 (4) , 245-254
Abstract
Organophosphate pesticides (OPs) are widely used as agricultural or domestic insecticides and are necessary for maintaining a good-quality, stable supply of harvested farm products. OPs can, however, exert significant adverse effects on human health. Thus, it may be necessary to regulate usage of OPs and other chemical pesticides. In this review, to better understand the effects of pesticides including OPs on humans, we focus on their toxicity and actual regulation.Keywords
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