OBJECTIVES--An epidemiological study of 90 male pesticide applicators licensed in New York was conducted to investigate the effect of exposure to organophosphate pesticides on the peripheral nervous ...

As American and Italian scientists demonstrated, there are two commonly used pesticides linked with plummeting sperm counts: organophosphates and N-methyl carbamates. The researchers analyzed the ...

Malathion is a neurotoxin and part of a dangerous class of old pesticides called organophosphates that have also been used as nerve agents in chemical warfare. In 2022 the Service finalized its ...

Results Five pesticides were positively associated with incident diabetes (n=688; 5%): three organophosphates, fonofos (HR=1.56, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.19), phorate (HR=1.57, 95% CI 1.14 to 2.16) and ...

The other class of compounds were organophosphates. Serving as flame retardants, they are commonly found in textiles, glues, ...