For example, a report by the FWPP suggests that at least 7.9 percent of the farm workers who participated in blood testing had handled pesticides prior to their baseline tests, which created the possibility that these workers had artificially depressed cholines terase baselines.
(176) For example, FWPP's review of the Washington monitoring program suggests airblast sprayers cause significant cholinesterase depression.
If Congress and EPA are to implement an effective monitoring program, they should heed FWPP's recommendations to Washington State.