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322 PESTICIDE MANAGr-MENT AND [PM INSOUTHEAST ASIA
Table 2. Data collected by the National Environmental Board in 1985.
Chemicals
Poisonini cases ecath e
No. % No. %
Insecticidces 3,045 54.38
Herbicides
210 64.81
522 9.32
Rxlenticides
68 20.99
441 7.88
Household
10
insecticides 3.09
38 0.68 1 0.31
All pesticides 4,046 289
Others
1,554 27.74 35 10.80
Total
5,600 100 324 100
Acute Poisoning
In some hospitals, biological specimens are analyzed only when laboratory
facilities are available. An example of such analyses is that done by Siriraj
Hospital (Table 3). The analyscs are organized into major groups of pesticides ­
organophosphate, carbamate, organochlorinc, pyreihroid, and some individual
pesticides such as paraquat, 2,4-D, zinc phosphide, and arsenic. The data
included all cases of accidental, suicide, and occupational poisoning. The results
Table 3. Pesticide poisoning reported in Siriraj Hospital.
Chemicals 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984
Insecticides
Organophosphate
Carbanate
Combined
Organochlorine
Other
Herbicides
Paraquat
2,4-D
Other
Rodenticides
Arsenical
Zinc phosphide
Combined
Thalliun,
Warfarin
Other
110
20
31
5
105
11
2
15
27
60
8
-
-
42
99
28
17
17
76
5
-
15
7
41
20
1
1
35
50
33
2)
14
98
25
-
-
9
18
21
-
4
46
137
2D
17
-
108
Total 436 362 338 430 339
28
2
-
13
66
4
2
-
33
69
18
34
8
72
24
-
10
3
34
1
-
16
50