Methyl Parathion

This guide is an introductory list to help locate research materials at the Rowland Medical Library. Methyl Parathion is a toxic  organophosphorus ester insecticide, that is only approved for outdoor use on certain crops in open fields.  It is not approved for indoor us. Overexposure in humans may cause severe or fatal poisoning.  Adverse effects are mainly manifest in the central nervous system.

Guides / Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries / Selected textbooks / More books / Selected journals / More journals / Selected indexes and abstracts / Selected journal articles /  More reference sources / Specialized sources / Selected electronic sources

Guides

Wexler, Philip. Information resources in toxicology. 3rd. ed.
          REF ZQV 600 W49 2000

Patnaik, Pradyot.  A Comprehensive guide to the hazardous properties of chemical substances. 2nd ed. p.693-7
           REF QV 600 P276 1999

Toxicological profile for methyl parathion: update prepared by Syracuse Research Corporation; prepared for U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
           QV 627 T654 2001

Reigart, John Routt and James R. Ronerts.  Recognition and management of pesticide poisonings.  5th ed. p. 34-47.
           REF WA 240 R443 1999

Handbooks, encyclopedias, dictionaries

Bingham, Eula, et al (eds.).  Patty's toxicology.  5th ed. p.871-80.
          REF 400 P278 2001

Lewis, Richard J., Sr. Sax's dangerous properties of industrial materials. 10th ed. p.2498.
          REF WA 440 S29 2000

Handbook of pesticide toxicology. 2nd ed. p. 663-64; 772-75
           REF WA 240 H262 2001

Leikin Jerrold B and Frank P. Paloucek,  (eds.). Poisoning & toxicology handbook. 3rd ed. p.831-33.
          QV 39 P647 2002

Pohanish, Richard P. Hazardous materials handbook. p.1119-1121.
          REF WA 39 P632 1996

Wexler, Philip, et al (eds.). Encyclopedia of toxicology. v. 2, p.317-318.
          REF QV 600 E567 1998

Selected textbooks

Ford,  Marsha D., et al.  Clinical toxicology.   p. 819-28.
          QV 601 C446 2001

Dart, Richard C. (ed.).  The 5 minute toxicology consult.  
           QV 607 F483 2000

 Feldman, Robert G. Occupational and environmental neurotoxicology. p.421-441.
          WL 140 F443 1999

Goldfrank, Lewis R. (ed.). Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies. 7th ed.
          QV 600 T65 2002

Chambers, Janice E. and Patricia E. Levi (eds.). Organophosphates: chemistry, fate, and effects.
          WA 240 O732 1992

More books

Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings:	Methyl Parathion
:	Environmental Exposure
	Hazardous Substances
	Occupational Medicine
	Insecticides, Organophosphate
	Occupational Exposure
	Pesticides
	Environmental Pollutants
	Toxicology

Selected journals

Bulletin of environmental contamination & toxicology  (e-journal)
Ecotoxicology & environmental safety
Human & experimental toxicology  (e-journal)
Journal of biochemical and molecular toxicology  (e-journal)
Journal of toxicology - clinical toxicology  (e-journal)
Mutation research  (e-journal)
Toxicology  (e-journal)

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Search RoMeO Public Access Catalog

Suggested subject headings:	Environmental Exposure  - Periodicals
	Environmental Health - Periodicals
	Hazardous Substances - Periodicals
	Pesticides - Periodicals
	Toxicology - Periodicals

Selected indexes and abstracts

Index Medicus & MEDLINE Database  (Off-campus login required)

Suggested subject headings:	Methyl Parathion
	Parathion
	Insecticides, Organophosphate
	Pesticides
	Agrochemicals

Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases: TOXLINE

Chemical Name:	Methyl Parathion
Suggested Subject Heading:	Environmental Exposure
	Occupational Exposure
	Insecticides, Organophosphate
	Hazardous Substances

Toxicology and Environmental Health Databases: TOXNET/HSDB

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Selected journal articles

Rehner TA, et al. Depression among victims of south Mississippi's methyl parathion disaster. Health and Social Work. 2000 Feb; 25(1):33-40.

Garcia SJ, et al. Methyl parathion: a review of health effects. Journal of Toxicology & Environmental Health Part B; Critical Reviews.  2003 Mar-Apr.; 6(2):185-210.

Clark JM, et al.  Methyl parathion in residential properties: relocation and decontamination metholdology.  Environmental Health Perspectives.  2002 Dec; 110(Suppl 6):1061-70.  

Fenske RA, et al.  Assessment of organophosphorous pesticide exposures in the diets of preschool children in Washington state.   Journal of Exposure Analysis & Environmental Epidemiology.  2002 Jan; 12(1):21-8.

More reference sources

Currance, Phillip L.  Hazardous materials for EMS: practices and procedures.
          WX 215 C877 1999

Viccellio, Peter  et al (eds.). Emergency toxicology. 2nd. ed. p.401-13.
          REF QV 39 H262 1998

Sullivan Jr., John B. and Gary R. Krieger, (eds.).  Clinical environmental health and toxic exposures. 2nd ed. p.1046-1057.
          WA 465 H292 2001

Specialized sources

Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology  601- 984 -1600
          University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson
          Arthur Hume, PhD. ahume@pharmacology.umsmed.edu

Poison Control Center: 601-984-1675
          University of Mississppi Medical Center, Jackson
          Emergencies: 601-354-7660

Selected electronic sources

ATSDR (Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry)
http://atsdr1.atsdr.cdc.gov/

Chemfinder
Search this site for "methyl parathion" or CAS RN 298-00-0
http://www.chemfinder.com

Extension Toxicology Network -- A Pesticide Information Project   EXTOXNET
http://ace.orst.edu/info/extoxnet/pips/methylpa.htm

EPA: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Methyl Parathion.
http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/op/methyl_parathion.htm

Author: Helvi McCall
Copyright 2001; Revised 2004.  Reference Department, 
Rowland Medical Library,
University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson