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Urinary paraquat levels from paraquat handlers on before-, during- and after- spray days
| Before (N = 54) (µg/24 h) |
During (N =119) (µg/24 h) |
After (N = 72) (µg/24 h) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Arithmetic means (± SD) | 2.03 (±1.92) | 6.3 (±10.45) | 2.72 (±3.42) |
| Geometric means (GSD) | 1.58 (1.90) | 3.00 (3.07) | 1.82 (2.23) |
| N (%) <LOQ | 45 (83.3%) | 56 (47.1%) | 46 (63.9%) |
| Range | <LOQ–10.46 | <LOQ–75.37 | <LOQ–19.90 |
Samples less than the LOQ (2 ng/mL) are given a half value
