Respiratory exposure of museum personnel to dichlorvos insecticide

Dichlorvos (DDVP) is an organophosphate insecticide used to protect museum specimens from insect pests. Respiratory exposure of museum personnel to DDVP has not been studied previously. Analysis of air samples from museum rooms where DDVP was being used when the ventilation system was "on"...

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Published in:	Veterinary and human toxicology Vol. 35; no. 3; p. 226
Main Authors:	Deer, H M, Beck, E D, Roe, A H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 01-06-1993
Subjects:	Air - analysis Dichlorvos - analysis Humans Maximum Allowable Concentration Museums Occupational Exposure
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Summary:	Dichlorvos (DDVP) is an organophosphate insecticide used to protect museum specimens from insect pests. Respiratory exposure of museum personnel to DDVP has not been studied previously. Analysis of air samples from museum rooms where DDVP was being used when the ventilation system was "on" showed a lower and significantly different (p = 0.025) amount of DDVP when compared to air samples collected from the same rooms when the ventilation system was "off". The DDVP concentrations of all samples collected were below the threshold limit value established by the American Conference of Governmental Industrial Hygienists.
ISSN:	0145-6296