Urinary paranitrophenol, a metabolite of methyl parathion, in thai farmer and child populations

• Main Authors: Panuwet P., Prapamontol T., Chantara S., Thavornyuthikarn P., Bravo R., Restrepo P., Walker R.D., Williams B.L., Needham L.L., Barr D.B.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-70349591122&partnerID=40&md5=1556076d313768fdd6115385e2fe6fbe; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19365648; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/5910
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

Human exposure to methyl parathion can be assessed by measuring the concentration of its metabolite paranitrophenol (PNP) in urine. Our biologic monitoring study in Chiang Mai, Thailand, measured PNP and dialkylphosphate metabolites (i.e., dimethylphosphate [DMP] and dimethylthiophosphate [DMTP]) of...