Unrevealed paraquat exposure cases in Rayong Province, Thailand

Thosporn EKPREECHAKUL; Amornrat SUKPAN; Achida BOONJAROEN; Hu-jang LEE; Borwornyot SRİBENJARAT; Theerasit CHERNBAMRUNG; Eun-kee PARK

Makale detayları

Unrevealed paraquat exposure cases in Rayong Province, Thailand

Yazarlar:

Thosporn EKPREECHAKUL | Amornrat SUKPAN | Achida BOONJAROEN | Hu-jang LEE | Borwornyot SRİBENJARAT | Theerasit CHERNBAMRUNG | Eun-kee PARK

Yayıncı:

Engin TUTKUN

Ana Başlıklar:

Hastalıklar

Dergi:

The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety 2018 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.7-7

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000835071

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-4711

pISSN:

2149-4711

Özet:

 


The prevalence of paraquat exposure and its health
effects have been described in many parts of the world. However unrevealed paraquat
exposure cases are still common in developing countries. Here we present cases of chemical keratoconjunctivitis due to occupational exposure to paraquat in Rayong Province, Thailand. All subjects were workers in
agricultural sectors whose job responsibilities
included mixing and
spraying paraquat without proper protective equipment. The subjects reported eye irritation and pain, chemical keratoconjunctivitis was ultimately diagnosed. This report presents unrevealed cases of occupational
exposure to paraquat in
Thailand, a country where occupational injury and illness recording and reporting
systems are not well established. It has not yet been established
whether paraquat exposure in the agricultural sectors has resulted in chronic
health effects in Thailand. Our data suggest that comprehensive health
check-ups for farmworkers and systems for the prevention of paraquat exposure
systems should be implemented to reduce the adverse health effects of this
chemical.  

 






Keywords: Chemical keratoconjunctivitis, Occupational exposure, Paraquat,
Prevention

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Makale detayları

Unrevealed paraquat exposure cases in Rayong Province, Thailand

Yazarlar: Thosporn EKPREECHAKUL | Amornrat SUKPAN | Achida BOONJAROEN | Hu-jang LEE | Borwornyot SRİBENJARAT | Theerasit CHERNBAMRUNG | Eun-kee PARK

Yayıncı: Engin TUTKUN

Ana Başlıklar: Hastalıklar

Dergi: The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety 2018 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.7-7

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 1/2018

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000835071

Sıklık: Üç Aylık

eISSN: 2149-4711

pISSN: 2149-4711

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Thosporn EKPREECHAKUL | Amornrat SUKPAN | Achida BOONJAROEN | Hu-jang LEE | Borwornyot SRİBENJARAT | Theerasit CHERNBAMRUNG | Eun-kee PARK

Yayıncı:

Engin TUTKUN

Ana Başlıklar:

Hastalıklar

Dergi:

The Turkish Journal Of Occupational / Environmental Medicine and Safety 2018 Vol.3 Issue 1, pp.7-7

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

1/2018

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000835071

Sıklık:

Üç Aylık

eISSN:

2149-4711

pISSN:

2149-4711