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California Department of Food and Agriculture reporting systems were used to describe the characteristics and independent risk factors for reported paraquat related occupational illnesses in California, and to develop a method to assess the relationship between the agricultural use of paraquat or other pesticides and the resulting illnesses. The greatest proportion of health effects reported were systemic illnesses (38.5%), eye and skin illnesses (32.0 and 26.0%, respectively), and local respiratory symptoms (3.5%). About 41% of the illnesses were in persons younger than 24 years of age. Agriculture accounted for 93.5% of the cases. Of the illnesses, 39.1% occurred during the handling of spray equipment, either during cleaning or in association with a malfunction while spraying. A higher risk was associated with ground application than with aerial application.
Archives of Environmental Health, 50(5):341-348, 1995. (25 references)
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