Introduction. Aluminium and zinc phosphides are highly effective insecticides and
rodenticides and are used widely to protect grain in stores and during its transportation …

Sažetak Every year, about 300,000 people die because of pesticide poisoning worldwide.
The most common pesticide agents are organophosphates and phosphides, aluminium …

In parts of the developing world, pesticide poisoning causes more deaths than infectious
diseases. Use of pesticides is poorly regulated and often dangerous; their easy availability …

Hundreds of thousands of people are dying around the world each year from the effects of
the use, or misuse, of pesticides. This paper reviews the different options to reduce …

Summary Objective Warangal district in Andhra Pradesh, southern India, records> 1000
pesticide poisoning cases each year and hundreds of deaths. We aimed to describe their …

Metal phosphides in general and aluminium phosphide in particular are potent insecticides
and rodenticides. These are commercially used for protection of crops during storage, as …

OBJECTIVES: To assess in a developing Asian country the impact of pesticide regulation on
the number of deaths from poisoning. These regulations, which were implemented in Sri …

Organophosphorous compounds, the anticholinesterases, produce significant morbidity and
mortality in India. Although exact estimates are not available, hospital based statistics …

To characterize the poisoning cases admitted to the Loghman-Hakim Hospital Poison
Center (a teaching reference hospital of poisoning) in Tehran, Iran. All admitted acutely …

Background Suicide using pesticides as agent is recognized as a major cause of pesticide
poisoning. Methods A literature review of mortality and morbidity studies related to suicide …