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Politics : View from the Center and Left
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To: cnyndwllr who wrote (140559)7/9/2010 1:52:17 PM
From: epicure  Read Replies (1) of 541774
 
One of the most disturbing aspects of field work is the exposure to organophosphate chemicals (which basically act like nerve agents) and produce a cholinergic response in the body. No one knows, exactly, how many undiagnosed poisonings there are in the US, but the number must be large- and low level exposures do damage that is not immediately life threatening, but can permanently impair the body (for example, there is now evidence that gulf war syndrome may have been triggered by our troops exposure to organophosphates as well as very low concentrations of nerve agents as old chem weapons depots in Iraq (from the Iran iraq war) were destroyed.) On top of this a certain percentage of the population is especially sensitive to organophosphate poisonings (we know this because these people are also super sensitive to succinylcholine given in hospitals during intubation- instead of being a neuromuscular block lasting a few minutes, for people sensitive to op's there would be an apnea lasting several hours- and these people would have to be put on respirators.) It's serious stuff. But of course why let mundane issues like field poisonings (along with heat stroke, dehydration and the numerous other health issues facing agricultural workers) interfere with the vision of the happy berry pickers frolicking in the fields?
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