Gordon M, Hirsch I
Aviat Space Environ Med. 1986 Jun;57(6):610-2.
Food and fiber production on relatively small, irrigated plots with high-yielding potential makes the agricultural aircraft a vital tool in Israel's modern agriculture. Extensive preventive measures are carried out to minimize chemical drift and to dispose of chemical wastes. The Civil Aviation Authority is concerned with both pilot fatigue and exposure to toxic chemicals and thus the legal limits of flight time and the medical monitoring methods are enforced. With the introduction of new pesticides, such as the pyrethroids, new medical monitoring methods must be developed. The tables show amounts and kinds of chemicals used on cotton since 1978 and the percentages of various insecticides used on cotton in 1979, 1981, and 1984. Since pyrethroids are of low, short-term mammalian toxicity, can we continue to apply them in increasing amounts without monitoring exposure? Past experience has taught us to treat any pesticide with caution. A method for monitoring exposure to pyrethroids should be introduced.
在具有高产潜力的相对较小的灌溉地块上进行粮食和纤维生产，使得农用飞机成为以色列现代农业中的重要工具。以色列采取了广泛的预防措施，以尽量减少化学药剂的漂移并处理化学废物。民航局关注飞行员疲劳和接触有毒化学品的问题，因此执行飞行时间的法律限制和医学监测方法。随着拟除虫菊酯等新型农药的引入，必须开发新的医学监测方法。这些表格显示了自1978年以来棉花上使用的化学药剂的数量和种类，以及1979年、1981年和1984年棉花上使用的各种杀虫剂的百分比。由于拟除虫菊酯对哺乳动物的短期毒性较低，我们能否在不监测接触情况的前提下继续增加其使用量呢？过去的经验告诉我们要谨慎对待任何农药。应该引入一种监测拟除虫菊酯接触情况的方法。
