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J Toxicol Clin Toxicol ; 40(7): 885-92, 2002.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12507058

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Glyphosate is among the pesticides most frequently reported to the California EPA Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program. We analyzed glyphosate-related calls to the Pesticide Illness Surveillance Program in order to assess the number of reports involving systemic symptoms and to better understand the nature and severity of reported cases. Data on glyphosate and other pesticides are available for the years 1982-1997 including: type of exposure (agricultural/other); target organ(s) affected (skin/eye/respiratory/systemic); exposure(s); an assessment of causal relationship (possible, probable, or definite); and limited medical text. Of 815 total glyphosate calls, most involved topical irritation of the eye (n = 399), skin (n = 250), upper airway (n = 7), or combinations of these sites (n = 32) without systemic symptoms. Of the 187 systemic cases, only 22 had symptoms recorded as probably or definitely related to glyphosate exposure alone. The reported symptoms were not severe, expected to be limited in duration, and frequently inconsistent with the route of exposure and/or previous experience with glyphosate. We conclude that call volume is not a reliable indicator of the actual incidence or severity of glyphosate-related incidents in California.


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Glycine/analogs & derivatives , Glycine/poisoning , Herbicides/poisoning , Occupational Exposure/statistics & numerical data , Accidents, Occupational , Administration, Topical , Adult , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/chemically induced , Agricultural Workers' Diseases/epidemiology , California/epidemiology , Databases, Factual , Humans , Middle Aged , Occupational Exposure/adverse effects , Poison Control Centers , Glyphosate
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