Paraquat exposure
Data of 123 farmers in Chainat, Thailand (01.09.04)
Danish International Development Assistance (IPM DANIDA), Pesticides – health survey: data of 123 farmers in Chainat, Thailand, August-September 2004
A survey of 123 farmers in Thailand found that practically all wore a long-sleeved shirt and long pants, 48% wore a mask made of cloth, 17% a sponge mask and 35% wore no mask. 105 of these farmers also used paraquat. The signs and symptoms of poisoning that farmers reported were moderate in 63.4% of farmers (nausea, blurred vision, tremor, muscle cramps, chest pain or vomiting), mild in 34.1% (dry throat, dizziness, exhaustion, headache, shaky heart, itchy skin, weakness of muscles, skin rashes or sore throat), severe in 1.6% (convulsions or loss of consciousness), while 0.8% of farmers had no symptoms.
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A survey of 123 farmers in Thailand found that practically all wore a long-sleeved shirt and long pants, 48% wore a mask made of cloth, 17% a sponge mask and 35% wore no mask. 105 of these farmers also used paraquat. The signs and symptoms of poisoning that farmers reported were moderate in 63.4% of farmers (nausea, blurred vision, tremor, muscle cramps, chest pain or vomiting), mild in 34.1% (dry throat, dizziness, exhaustion, headache, shaky heart, itchy skin, weakness of muscles, skin rashes or sore throat), severe in 1.6% (convulsions or loss of consciousness), while 0.8% of farmers had no symptoms.
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