Measuring Dermal Exposure to Pesticide Residues with Attenuate Total Reflectance Fourier Transform Infrared (ATR-FTIR) Spectroscopy

Details

• Personal Author:
  Doran EM ; Fenske RA ; Yost MG
• Description:
  Occupational pesticide exposures are of concern to workers, public health scientists, and clinical practitioners. Numerous studies have demonstrated that fieldworkers who have extensive or prolonged contact with contaminated foliage may accumulate significant concentrations of pesticides on their skin (Nigg 1980; Knaak et ai. 1989; Spencer et ai. 1995; Simcox et ai. 1999). As a result, the primary route of exposure for these workers is via the skin. Several methods have been developed to estimate dermal exposure (WHO, 1986; Fenske 1993; Geno et ai. 1996), but their ability to measure the actual concentration of residues on the skin has been questioned (Chester, 1993; Fenske et aI., 1999). A clear need exists for an effective methodology to rapidly identify and quantify pesticide residues on the skin in vivo. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Insecticides Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Skin
• Keywords:
  Exposure-levels Pesticide-residues Pesticides Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Safety-helmets Skin-protection Skin-tests Workers
• ISSN:
  0007-4861
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  5
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20032248
• Citation:
  Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2000 May; 64(5):666-672
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Environmental Health, University of Washington, Box 357234, Seattle, WA 98195-7234
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• NORA Priority Area:
  Neurotoxic Disorders ; Neurotoxic Effects
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  19960930
• Source Full Name:
  Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology
• End Date:
  20020929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:47684fbf0fa1c8def6de9441963bc5c12eb52a664652eb468fd4f1d7cd17ceaf2002aae556c2faeae5488694e689eb61b49638631e0d32f51576aa05215ec0d6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/186279/cdc_186279_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 106.92 KB ]