Biomonitoring of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Activity among Smallholder Horticultural Farmers Occupationally Exposed to Mixtures of Pesticides in Tanzania

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variable</td><td class="align_center"><i>n</i></td><td class="align_center">%</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left" colspan="3">Chemical families</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Organophosphorus</td><td class="align_center">285</td><td class="align_center">97.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Carbamate</td><td class="align_center">158</td><td class="align_center">54.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Substituted benzene</td><td class="align_center">101</td><td class="align_center">34.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Pyrethroid + organophosphorus</td><td class="align_center">84</td><td class="align_center">28.8</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Avermectin</td><td class="align_center">82</td><td class="align_center">28.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Carbamate + acylalanine</td><td class="align_center">67</td><td class="align_center">22.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Dithiocarbamate</td><td class="align_center">57</td><td class="align_center">19.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Inorganic fungicide</td><td class="align_center">39</td><td class="align_center">13.4</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Pyrethroid</td><td class="align_center">26</td><td class="align_center">8.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Organochlorine</td><td class="align_center">26</td><td class="align_center">8.9</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Pyrethroid + nitroimidazole</td><td class="align_center">25</td><td class="align_center">8.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Oxadiazines</td><td class="align_center">12</td><td class="align_center">4.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Conazole</td><td class="align_center">6</td><td class="align_center">2.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left"> Propionic acid</td><td class="align_center">5</td><td class="align_center">1.7</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Chemical families of pesticides used in horticultural production.</div>

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Table 2: Biomonitoring of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Activity among Smallholder Horticultural Farmers Occupationally Exposed to Mixtures of Pesticides in Tanzania 

Table 2 | Biomonitoring of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Activity among Smallholder Horticultural Farmers Occupationally Exposed to Mixtures of Pesticides in Tanzania 