State-of-the-Art Measurement of Agricultural Pesticide Exposures

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• Personal Author:
  Fenske RA
• Description:
  Accurate exposure estimates are a common goal for risk assessment and epidemiologic research. Current methods for measuring agricultural pesticide exposure have not been fully validated. Epidemiologic studies use questionnaires to estimate exposures, producing job-exposure matrices and exposure algorithms. Biological monitoring can assist in the validation of questionnaire data. Pesticide risk assessments tend to rely on models derived from personal measurements of dermal exposure collected in quasi-experimental studies. Such studies often place constraints on exposure variability. Observational studies of occupational pesticide exposure that incorporate repeated measures are needed to improve the quality of exposure information. Pesticide exposure of family members can occur through spray drift and para-occupational exposures. Residential proximity to pesticide applications has been investigated recently with geographic information system (GIS), and global positioning system (GPS) technology. Biological monitoring can help to characterize exposure pathways in agricultural communities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Environmental Monitoring Epidemiology Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Author Keywords: Agricultural Worker Biological-monitoring Exposure-assessment Exposure-levels Exposure Assessment Models Occupational-exposure Pesticide Pesticides Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Review

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• ISSN:
  0355-3140
• 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
• Pages in Document:
  67-73
• Volume:
  31
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20028806
• Citation:
  Scand J Work Environ Health 2005 Jan; 31(Suppl 1):67-73
• Contact Point Address:
  Dr Richard A Fenske, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, PO Box 357234, Health Sciences Building, Room F-233, University of Washington, Seattle (WA) 98195-7234, USA
• Email:
  rfenske@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2005
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health
• Supplement:
  1
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/189924/cdc_189924_DS1.pdf
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