KADAR CHOLINESTERASE PADA DARAH PETANI CABAI DI DUSUN KURJATI DESA TANJUNGKARANG KECAMATAN CIGALONTANG KABUPATEN TASIKMALAYA

Pesticides are chemical substances and other materials as well as laconic remains and viruses used to control various pests. Pests here are very wide, namely insects, mites, nuisance plants, plant diseases causedby fungi, bacteria and viruses then nematodes, snails, rodents, birds and other animals that are considered harmful.Pesticides are widely used to help increase the productivity of agricultural products including chili products. Thepesticides used by chili farmers are synthetic pesticides. Insecticidal pesticides not only adversely affect theenvironment, but are also harmful to health.Pesticides are widely used to help increase the productivity ofagricultural products including chili products. The pesticides used by chili farmers are synthetic pesticides.Insecticidal pesticides not only adversely affect the environment, but are also harmful to health. Thereforecholinesterase examination is also useful for detecting the level of contamination caused by pesticides that work byinhibiting the cholinesterase enzyme. Kurjati hamlet is an area where the people mostly make a living as farmers.The research design used in this study is descriptive, using the examination method, namely photometry. Thepopulation used in this study was chili farmers with a total sample of 30 people who used a sampling technique inthe form of purposive sampling. Based on the results of studies that have been carried out in general, normal resultswere obtained, with details of 27 respondents (90%) had normal cholinesterase levels and 3 other people (10%) hadlow cholinesterase levels. Abnormal results were found in respondents who had a long service life. This is becausethe more often and forlonger pesticides, the higher the risk of exposure to harmful substances contained in pesticideswhich can cause a decrease in cholinesterase levels. The conclusion of this study is that most respondents havenormal cholinesterase levels and a small percentage of respondents have low cholinesterase levels.