Testing
<p>From: 'Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, A Roadmap for Testing and Treatment' <a href="https://sites.google.com/site/cfstestingandtreatmentroadmap/home">https://sites.google.com/site/cfstestingandtreatmentroadmap/home</a>
Pesticides can enter the body through the mouth, skin, eyes or lungs. Sources of pesticide exposure include garden pesticide sprays used by you or your neighbor, which can be tracked into the house on shoes. Agricultural exposure may occur in rural areas through crop spraying. Pesticide exposure can also occur through treating wood with preservatives, and treating livestock with anti-parastitic preparations, such as sheep dip.<br />
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In most countries, pesticide residues on foodstuffs are generally very minimal, and are not of concern.<br />
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Organophosphate pesticides are detoxified from the body by an enzyme called paraoxonase; differences in the paraoxonase gene can increase an individual's susceptibility to organophosphates.<a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12563177" rel="nofollow" target="blank" >1</a> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12519632" rel="nofollow" target="blank" >2</a> <br />
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Further info: <a href="http://www.pan-uk.org/health/routes-of-exposure" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" >Pesticide Routes of Exposure – PAN UK</a></p>