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Regulations relating to Pesticide Worker
safety,
California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Division 6, Chapter 3, Subchapter
3, Article 2, Section 6728, specify that certain loaders, mixers and
applicators of pesticides must be monitored for exposure, as measured by
depression of their cholinesterase enzyme activity. Further, the testing
may only be done by a laboratory that has been approved by the Department.
The Environmental Health Laboratory Branch is
responsible for maintaining the list of Laboratories Approved to Perform
Cholinesterase Testing for Occupational Health Surveillance. The list is
updated in January and June of each year.
Current
List of Approved Laboratories
Recommended Web Sites:
California Department of
Pesticide Regulation
To Contact the Biochemistry Section:
Chief, Biochemistry Section
State of California Department of Health Services
Environmental Health Laboratory Branch
850 Marina Bay Parkway, Suite G365/EHL
Richmond, CA 94804
Telephone: (510) 620-2800
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