Clinical effect of pesticide residues on total bilirubin levels in farm workers fr.om gadap area, Pakistan

ABSTRACT

Persons from fourteen different fruit and vegetable farms stations were examined for the presence of pesticide residues in their blood samples. The effect of residues on total bilirubin was studied. A significant difference between total bilirubin at different timings and at different stations was noted. Almost all the persons from different stations showed elevated levels of bilirubin. The exposure to different pesticides for prolonged period of time has affected the normal functioning of different organ systems such as liver, kidney and lungs and thus produced possible characteristic clinical effects