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A Review of the Scientific Literature as it Pertains to Gulf War Illnesses
Volume 8: Pesticides
This report summarizes the scientific literature on 12 of the 35 pesticides that are likely to have been used during the Persian Gulf War. Where possible, it focuses on known pesticide exposures or doses and related health outcomes that may be relevant to symptoms reported by some Gulf War veterans. Particular attention is paid to long-term, chronic effects of reported exposures to organophosphate and carbamate pesticides. Evidence from epidemiological studies, studies of genetic and biological differences between ill and healthy subjects, and studies of the physiological mechanisms of organophosphate and carbamate pesticides is suggestive, but not conclusive, that these pesticides could be among the potential contributing agents to some of the undiagnosed illnesses seen in Gulf War veterans. However, no prospective studies have been conductedthat positively identify pesticides as causative agents. More research is needed to confirm or refute a causal link between pesticides and other agents and the symptoms associated with Gulf War illnesses.
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Contents
Acronyms and Abbreviations PDF | HTML
Chapter One:
Introduction PDF | HTML
Chapter Two:
Pesticides PDF | HTML
Chapter Three:
Health Problems in PGWV PDF | HTML
Chapter Four:
Lindane PDF | HTML
Chapter Six:
Pyrethroids PDF | HTML
Chapter Seven:
Organophosphates and Carbamates PDF | HTML
Chapter Eight:
Confounding Factors: Individual Differences and Interactions PDF | HTML
Chapter Nine:
Concluding Remarks PDF | HTML
Appendix:
Comparison by Symptom Category of Subjects with AChE-Inhibitor Exposure (Organophosphate or Carbamate) and Ill PGWV PDF | HTML
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