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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Int Arch Occup Environ Health. 2008 Sep 2;82(4):455–462. doi: 10.1007/s00420-008-0356-7

Table 4.

Comparison of detectable urinary paraquat by job tasks on spray day

Job tasks Detected urinary paraquat (%)
Coffee farms
(N =76)		 Banana
farms (N = 24)		 Palm oil
farm (N = 19)
Mixing
  Yes 53.9 (14/26) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/2)
  No 54.0 (27/50) 75.0 (18/24) 23.5 (4/17)
Loading
  Yes 55.1 (38/69) 75.0 (18/24) 23.5 (4/17)
  No 42.9 (3/7) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/2)
Spraying
  Yes 54.9 (39/71) 75.0 (18/24) 23.5 (4/17)
  No 40.0 (2/5) 0 (0/0) 0 (0/2)
Maintaining
    equipment
  Yes 36.4 (4/11) 100 (8/8) 23.5 (4/17)
  No 56.9 (37/65) 62.5 (10/16) 0 (0/2)