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Study two<br />

Twelve farmers participated in the second methyl parathion study, comprising<br />

two groups <strong>of</strong> six subjects each. All farmers wore cotton 1-shirts, pants, and<br />

gloves. The first group wore the locally designed protective clothing in the<br />

form <strong>of</strong> plastic vests over their 1-shirts, plastic bags to cover hands, and plastic<br />

wrappings around their legs. Each group was exposed for at least I h.<br />

Sampling gauze pads, backed with aluminum foil and another cotton patch,<br />

were placed in the inner clothing <strong>of</strong> all farmers. The purpose <strong>of</strong> the cotton<br />

patch was to secure the aluminum foil and gauze pads inside the clothing.<br />

Patch locations were based on the WHO protocol with the following<br />

modifications:<br />

Head - on the back part <strong>of</strong> the head or hood;<br />

Arm - upper surface <strong>of</strong> right and left forearms, as they are held with<br />

elbow bent at a right angle across body, midway between elbow and<br />

wrist;<br />

Forearm - back surface;<br />

Thigh - front <strong>of</strong> mid-thigh;<br />

Leg - front <strong>of</strong> mid-leg;<br />

Back - right and left shoulder blades; and<br />

Chest - right and left chest.<br />

Patches were analyzed for pesticide residues using gasliquid chromatography.<br />

Cholinesterase levels in red blood cells were determined before and<br />

after exposure using the Michel method (modified by Aldridge and Davies<br />

1952). Urine samples were collected and analyzed as described for Study one<br />

above.<br />

To determine the recovery <strong>of</strong> methyl parathion from the sampling media, field<br />

and laboratory recovery tests were conducted for both studies.<br />

Study three<br />

Twenty-eight farmers participated in the third study focusing on monocrotophos.<br />

They were divided into four groups <strong>of</strong> seven subjects. Group A<br />

wore normal work clothes, consisting <strong>of</strong> long pants and long-sleeved cotton<br />

shirts. Group B wore "Gardman" protective clothing over their normal working<br />

clothes. Group C wore normal work clothes, but were supplied monocrotophos<br />

concentrate in 1-L HDPE bottles with built-in dispensers. Group D<br />

was the control group. All groups were exposed for 3 days for about<br />

4-5 h/day.<br />

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