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Exposures to chlorpyrifos-methyl cause excessive salivation, sweating, rhinorrhea and
tearing, muscle twitching, blurred vision/dark vision, slurred speech, weakness, tremor,
incoordination, headache, dizziness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramps, diarrhea,
respiratory depression, tightness in chest, wheezing, productive cough, fl uid in lungs, and
pin-point pupils. In cases of severe exposure and poisoning, chlorpyrifos-methyl causes
seizures, incontinence, respiratory depression, loss of consciousness, respiratory paralysis,
and death. Exposures to chlorpyrifos-methyl cause cholinesterase inhibition in workers,
and the systemic toxicity includes body weight loss, decreased food consumption, and
liver, kidney, and adrenal pathology