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. 2013 Dec 5;15(12):e13896. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.13896

Table 1. List of Environmental and Population Studies on Health Effect of Pesticides in Iran .

Study Model Sample Pesticide Result
Sodergren et al. 1978 Residue assessment Fish (rivers), Sediments (drainage sys) DDT, PCBs High level of DDT, Low level of DDT and PCBs
Esfahani et al. 2012 Residue assessment Sediments and water from wetlands Chlordane, lindane, endosulfan Most frequently: chlordane, lindane, and endosulfan
Fadaei et al. 2012 Residue assessment Surface water Malathion, diazinon > Allowed limits
Rezaee et al. 2012 Residue assessment Tap and bottled mineral water Aldicarb, parathion, thiobencarb < WHO limits
Shayeghi et al. 2007 Residue assessment Drinking water Malathion, diazinon > Allowed limit
Bayat et al. 2011 Residue assessment Commercial pasteurized milk DDT derivatives, PCBs ADI of PCBs > FAO/WHO limit
Kalantzi et al. 2001 Residue assessment Butter DDT, DDT isomers, HCB, HCH DDT, HCB, and HCH > global average
Jafari et al. 2008 Residue assessment Butter POPs PCBs, p,p'-DDT and p,p'-DDE > global average 2001
Dahmardeh et al. 2012 Residue assessment Hair samples of pregnant women DDT, HCB, HCH, and seven PCBs Significant different on locations and fish consumption
Hashemy-Tonkabony and Fateminassab 1977 Residue assessment Milk of nursing mothers DDT, BHC, dieldrin Dieldrin > WHO limit
Cok et al. 1999 Residue assessment Human milk BHC, HCB, DDT, heptachlor epoxide BHC, HCB, heptachlor epoxide > FAO/WHO established ADI
Behrooz et al. 2009 Residue assessment Human milk OCs, PCBs OC pesticides and PCB > infant daily intake established by Health Canada
Hashemy-Tonkabony and Soleimani-Amiri 1978 Residue assessment Human adipose tissue OCs Moderate exposure to HCB, DDT and light exposure to dieldrin
Burgaz et al. 1995 Residue assessment Human adipose tissue OCs HCB as the highest contaminant
Ghazi-Khansari and Oreizi 1995 Prospective Poisoning patients General Most death due to pesticides (58 %)
Abdollahi et al. 1997 Retrospective Poisoning patients General Most death due to pesticides (19.2 %)
Moghadamnia and Abdollahi 2002 Epidemiologic Poisoning patients General Most death due to pesticides
Islambulchilar et al. 2009 Descriptive, Retrospective Poisoning patients General Most death due to pesticides
Ahmadi et al. 2010 Descriptive, Retrospective Poisoning patients General Most death due to pesticides
Soltaninejad et al. 2007 Retrospective Un-survived poisoning General Most death due to pesticides; ALP > OP
Shadnia et al. 2007 Descriptive, Retrospective Poisoning patients General OPs the main pesticides in poisoning
Ghazinour et al. 2009 Retrospective, Descriptive Poisoning patients General Pesticides among the most common causes for parasuicide
Ranjbar et al. 2005 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients OPs ↓AchE activity, ↑Oxidative stress
Soltaninejad et al. 2007 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients OPs Blood ß-glucuronidase as a biomarker at acute poisoning
Shadnia et al. 2009 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients OPs Prolonged QTC interval ~ prognosis of poisoning
Jalali et al. 2010 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients OPs Distal sensory deficit on EMG
Noshad et al. 2007 Clinical, Retrospective Poisoning patients OPs Respiratory failure ~ mortality
Sabzghabaee et al. Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients Paraquat PQ dose, vomiting and age as important variables in the mortality
Soltaninejad et al. 2011 Clinical, Descriptive, Case report Poisoning patient ALP Met-Hb and Hemolysis as complications
Shadnia et al. 2010 Clinical, Descriptive, Case report Poisoning patients ALP Met-Hb and Hemolysis as complications
Mostafazadeh et al. 2011 Clinical, Descriptive, Prospective Poisoning patients ALP Met-Hb ~ rate of mortality
Sanaei-Zadeh 2012 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients ALP Blood Met-Hb ~ patient outcome
Mehrpour et al. 2008 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients ALP Hyperglycemia ~ mortality
Shadnia et al. 2009 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients ALP Blood pH ~ patients outcome
Soltaninejad et al. 2012 Clinical, Descriptive Poisoning patients ALP Dysrhythmia, elevated ST, prolonged QT, ↑cardiac troponin-T
Shadnia et al. 2008 Clinical, Descriptive, Case report Poisoning patients ALP Rapid inhalational absorption, hyperglycemia, surviving
Shadnia et al. 2011 Clinical, Descriptive, Prospective Poisoning patients ALP Simplified Acute Physiology Score II to predict outcome
Saleki et al. 2007 Clinical, Descriptive Un-survived poisoning patients ALP Cytoplasmic vacuolization of hepatocytes and sinusoidal congestion
Shadnia et al. 2005 Clinical, Interventional, Case report Poisoning patients ALP Benefit of coconut oil in the treatment
Abdollahi et al. 1995 Clinical Interventional Poisoning patients OPs Use of atropine alone in the treatment of poisoning
Balali-Mood and Shariat 1998 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients OPs Benefit of PAM + atropine
Pajoumand et al. 2004 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients OPs Benefit of magnesium sulfate
Balali-Mood et al. 2005 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients OPs Benefit of sodium bicarbonate
Shadnia et al. 2011 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients OPs Benefit of NAC
Afzali and Gholyaf 2008 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients Paraquat Benefit of cyclophosphamide, methylprednisolone
Tehrani et al. 2012 Clinical, Interventional Poisoning patients ALP Benefit of NAC
Abdollahi et al. 1995 Chronic Biomarkers Manufacturing workers OPs Correlation between plasma AchE and symptoms of poisoning
Abdollahi et al. 1996 Cross-sectional Manufacturing workers OPs Correlation between AChE activity in plasma and saliva
Joshaghani et al. 2007 Chronic Biomarker Manufacturing workers Pesticides ↓ ChE activity in serum and RBC
Shadnia et al. 2005 Chronic Biomarker Manufacturing workers OPs ↑ Oxidative stress, DNA damage
Ranjbar et al. 2002 Chronic Biomarker Manufacturing workers OPs ↓ AchE activity, ↑oxidative stress
Shayeghi et al. 2009 Chronic Biomarker Spray workers OPs, Carbamates ↓ AChE
Bayrami et al. 2012 Chronic Biomarker Cross-sectional Horticulture farmers OPs ↑ Oxidative stress
Vandekar et al. 1968 Chronic Biomarker Spray workers O-isopropoxy phenyl methyl carbamate ↓AChE
Ranjbar et al. 2002 Chronic Biomarker Manufacturing workers Paraquat ↑Oxidative stress
Zakerinia et al. 2012 Chronic Disease Retrospective, case control Exposed people Pesticides ↑ Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma and multiple meyeloma
Malekirad et al. 2013 Chronic Diseases, Cross-sectional Farmers OPs ↑ Risk of diabetes and neuropsychological disorders