ABSTRACT

Organochlorine Insecticides ..................................................................................283 Chemistry...................................................................................................284 Benzene Hexachloride (Hexachlorocyclohexane).....................................285 Cyclodienes................................................................................................285 Cage Structures..........................................................................................285 Symptoms of Organochlorine Poisoning ..................................................285 Therapy ......................................................................................................286

Organophosphate Insecticides ...............................................................................286 Chemistry...................................................................................................287 Physiology of Cholinergic Activity...........................................................288 Characteristics of Organophosphate Poisoning.........................................289 Therapy ......................................................................................................290 Laboratory Testing.....................................................................................291

Carbamates.............................................................................................................292 Pyrethrins ...............................................................................................................292