Biological Monitoring of Pesticide Exposures Among Applicators and Their Children in Nicaragua

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• Personal Author:
  Barr DB ; Fenske RA ; Funez A ; Lu C ; Rodriguez T ; Weppner S ; Younglove L
• Description:
  Exposures were assessed for seven small-scale farmers using chlorpyrifos on corn and ten banana plantation employees applying diazinon, and for one child of each worker. Metabolites (TCPYand IMPY) were measured in urine before and after applications. TCPY concentrations peaked at 27 and 8.5 hours post-application for applicators and children, respectively (geometric means, 26 and 3.0 microg/L). Proximity to spraying and spray mixture preparation in homes were important exposure factors. IMPY concentrations differed substantially across workers at two plantations (geometric means, 1.3 and 168 mirog/L); however, their children had little or no diazinon exposure. These workers and children were also exposed to chlorpyrifos, most likely through contact with chlorpyrifos-impregnated bags used in banana production. Several recommendations are offered: (1) monitor children's activities during applications; (2) do not store or prepare pesticides in homes; (3) institute sound occupational hygiene practices at banana plantations; (4) dispose of plastic insecticide bags properly at the worksite. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Environmental Monitoring Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Safety Urine
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-workers Children Exposure-assessment Exposure-methods Pesticide-residues Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Urinalysis Urine-chemistry
• ISSN:
  1077-3525
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 10 ; OSHA Region 4 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  312-320
• Volume:
  12
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031534
• Citation:
  Int J Occup Environ Health 2006 Oct-Dec; 12(4):312-320
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard Fenske, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, Box 357234, Health Sciences Building Room F-233, 1959 NE Pacific Street, Seattle, WA 98195, U.S.A
• Email:
  rfenske@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2007
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:368942f3dca92a790a3ab9d17e1fb34afe0b49a2d6af5f458bd8a845196d2f8518c8ba721841e65cfe0e9bc06a01c206ae5d86db2ab85489ca81c595d1edb5db
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185792/cdc_185792_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 1.31 MB ]