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Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups

The extent with which pesticides have been used in Malaysia has rarely been studies. This paper examined the impact of pesticides usage in Malaysia. Data on pesticides application in the Muda Padi area indicated increasingly excessive usage of pesticides. A case study was presented to show the preva...

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Main Author: Wong, Kien Keong
Format: Conference or Workshop Item
Language:English
Published: 1980
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19308/1/ID%2019308.pdf
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spelling my.upm.eprints.193082016-10-31T07:52:36Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19308/ Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups Wong, Kien Keong The extent with which pesticides have been used in Malaysia has rarely been studies. This paper examined the impact of pesticides usage in Malaysia. Data on pesticides application in the Muda Padi area indicated increasingly excessive usage of pesticides. A case study was presented to show the prevalence and persistence of organochlorine (OCL) pesticides in the human environment. Blood samples from three population groups were drawn, analysed for OCL compounds in Malaysian padi farmers, rubber workers and general population were much higher than those in similar categories in the U.S.A. These results indicate that we should examine seriously our pesticide practices, pesticides Act and the implementation of integrated Pest Management. Development efforts may suffer setbacks because of the damage to our ecosystem caused by our poor agricultural chemicals control and management. 1980 Conference or Workshop Item NonPeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19308/1/ID%2019308.pdf Wong, Kien Keong (1980) Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups. In: Seminar on Economics, Development and the Consumer, 17-22 Nov. 1980, Penang, Malaysia. .
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description The extent with which pesticides have been used in Malaysia has rarely been studies. This paper examined the impact of pesticides usage in Malaysia. Data on pesticides application in the Muda Padi area indicated increasingly excessive usage of pesticides. A case study was presented to show the prevalence and persistence of organochlorine (OCL) pesticides in the human environment. Blood samples from three population groups were drawn, analysed for OCL compounds in Malaysian padi farmers, rubber workers and general population were much higher than those in similar categories in the U.S.A. These results indicate that we should examine seriously our pesticide practices, pesticides Act and the implementation of integrated Pest Management. Development efforts may suffer setbacks because of the damage to our ecosystem caused by our poor agricultural chemicals control and management.
format Conference or Workshop Item
author Wong, Kien Keong
spellingShingle Wong, Kien Keong
Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
author_facet Wong, Kien Keong
author_sort Wong, Kien Keong
title Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
title_short Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
title_full Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
title_fullStr Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
title_full_unstemmed Impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected Malaysian population groups
title_sort impact of pesticides usage - a case study of organochlorine compound levels in the blood serum of selected malaysian population groups
publishDate 1980
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/19308/1/ID%2019308.pdf
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