Organophosphorus Pesticide Urinary Metabolite Levels of Children in Farmworker Households in Eastern North Carolina

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• Personal Author:
  Arcury TA ; Barr DB ; Davis SW ; Grzywacz JG ; Quandt SA
• Description:
  BACKGROUND: Organophosphorus (OP) pesticide urinary metabolite levels in a sample of farmworker children in North Carolina are documented and compared to national reference data. The relative importance of para-occupational, residential, and environment risk factors are delineated. METHODS: Urine samples were collected from 60 farmworker children 1-6 years of age, and interviews were completed by their mothers. Urine samples were analyzed for the dialkylphosphate (DAP) metabolites of OP pesticides. Summed molar concentrations of the diethyl and dimethyl DAP metabolites provided summary measures. RESULTS: The farmworker children had relatively high levels of OP pesticide urinary metabolites compared to national reference data; for example, participating children had higher geometric means for diethylphosphate (DEP), diethylthiophosphate (DETP), and the summed diethyl metabolites. However, analyses found no pattern of significant associations between predictors and metabolite levels. CONCLUSIONS: Future research requires greater precision in sampling and measurement to determine the risk factors for pesticide exposure among farmworker children. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Environmental Health Farmers Insecticides Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Agricultural-chemicals Agricultural-industry Agricultural-workers Children Environmental-health Occupational-exposure Occupational-health Pesticides Pesticides-and-agricultural-chemicals Risk-analysis Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  0271-3586
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  49
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031333
• Citation:
  Am J Ind Med 2006 Sep; 49(9):751-760
• Contact Point Address:
  Thomas A. Arcury, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1084
• Email:
  tarcury@wfubmc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  Wake Forest University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• End Date:
  20050929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:56c311beffb1f547cb9b1a0d01af1ba2ab13df3aee0cd01c562c15bcc6e7e01a3ee616479fa4736ee1a468ca047db519d699f0b3738d83adb74e29a0ef7a420a
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/191604/cdc_191604_DS1.pdf
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