Pesticide concentrations in vacuum dust from farm homes: variation between planting and nonplanting seasons

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• Personal Author:
  Curwin B ; Golla V ; Nishioka M ; Sanderson, Wayne T. ; Curwin B ; Golla V ; Nishioka M ; Sanderson, Wayne T.
• Description:
  The hazards of chronic low-level pesticide exposures inside homes have received little attention. Research to date does not provide answers regarding the long-term potential bioavailability of pesticides in homes and its risk factors. The purpose of this study was to investigate pesticide levels in Iowa homes during one year and assess the relationship between exposure levels and potential sources of pesticide contamination. The study involved sampling surveys of the target pesticide atrazine among 32 farm families in a three-county area of Iowa during the planting season (April-June) and nonplanting season (November-December). Dust samples were collected, and information gathered through questionnaires to evaluate pesticide migration inside homes. This study found that dust in every farm home surveyed was contaminated with atrazine during both seasons and these concentrations significantly decreased by the nonplanting season. Pesticide amounts, acreage, and spraying time determined the presence and persistence of this herbicide inside farm homes. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Dust Family Farmers Insecticides Men Occupational Health Particulate Matter Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Surveys And Questionnaires Women

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• Keywords:
  Age-groups Children Dust-exposure Dust-particles Dusts Families Humans Particulate-dust Particulates Pesticides Plant-dusts Plants Pollutants Pollution Questionnaires Risk-factors

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• ISSN:
  2090-7990
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Iowa ; Kentucky ; Ohio ; OSHA Region 4 ; OSHA Region 5 ; OSHA Region 7
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20040322
• Citation:
  ISRN Public Health 2012 Jan; 2012:539397
• Contact Point Address:
  Vijay Golla, Department of Public Health, Western Kentucky University, Bowling Green, KY 42101
• Email:
  vijay.golla@wku.edu
• CAS Registry Number:
  Atrazine (CAS RN 1912-24-9) ; Atrazine (CAS RN 1912-24-9)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2012
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20000701
• Source Full Name:
  International Scholarly Research Network Public Health
• End Date:
  20030630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:04198bc81ea3cdc547afd537e666b467b7cb97bf74d19cc5c9541d11e1b67171b50988cf775ffc4a038faf5c057680ad93e4c2983257999ed6d52caaf0aebc2b
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/193247/cdc_193247_DS1.pdf
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