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- Title
Chronic nervous-system effects of long-term occupational exposure to DDT.
- Authors
van Wendel de Joode, B; Wesseling, C; Kromhout, H; Monge, P; García, M; Mergler, D
- Abstract
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a compound with moderate toxicity that is judged to be safe for occupational use, although little is known about its long-term effects on the human nervous system. We investigated chronic nervous-system effects of long-term occupational exposure to DDT by comparing the neurobehavioural performance of retired malaria-control workers with a reference group of retired guards and drivers. DDT-exposed workers did worse on tests assessing various neurobehavioural functions than controls; performance significantly deteriorated with increasing years of DDT application. Our results could not be explained by exposure to cholinesterase-inhibiting pesticides or other potential confounding factors.
- Publication
Lancet (London, England), 2001, Vol 357, Issue 9261, p1014
- ISSN
0140-6736
- Publication type
Research
- DOI
10.1016/S0140-6736(00)04249-5