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MALATHION 200<br />

6. POTENTIAL FOR HUMAN EXPOSURE<br />

NIOSH estimated that approximately 19,170 U.S. workers, employed in 18 occupations excluding farm<br />

work, are potentially exposed to <strong>malathion</strong> in occupational settings; of these, an estimated 1,909 are<br />

females (NIOSH 1981). Occupational exposure to <strong>malathion</strong> is mainly through the dermal route, but may<br />

also occur through inhalation. The OSHA workplace air environmental limit <strong>for</strong> <strong>malathion</strong> is 15 mg/m 3<br />

(NIOSH 2001).<br />

Agricultural workers <strong>and</strong> commercial applicators may also be exposed to <strong>malathion</strong> through occupational<br />

practices. Farm worker protection measures include routine cholinesterase monitoring of blood samples;<br />

similar monitoring is required in many states <strong>for</strong> commercial applicators who apply organophosphate<br />

insecticides (Fenske <strong>and</strong> Leffingwell 1989). For many crops, the restricted entry intervals <strong>for</strong> workers to<br />

enter fields treated with <strong>malathion</strong> following application are generally short (

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