Evaluation of Pesticides Found in Oregon Cannabis from 2016 to 2017

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• Personal Author:
  Evoy R ; Kincl, Laurel
• Description:
  Pesticide use and worker exposures to pesticides in the US cannabis industry have not been studied due to cannabis being illegal at the federal level. Without knowing the types of pesticides being used in this industry, it is difficult to assess whether workers are being exposed to potentially dangerous pesticides. When recreational cannabis became legal in the state of Oregon in 2014, the Oregon Department of Agriculture (ODA) published a list of recommended pesticides for use in the cannabis industry and developed the state's pesticide testing regulations for all cannabis products, medicinal and recreational. Using the state's pesticide testing data, the aim of this study was to investigate the types of pesticides being used in the Oregon cannabis industry and if they present a hazard to cannabis workers. Both recreational and medicinal cannabis samples contained high levels of residual pesticides and pesticides not legally allowed to be used on cannabis products. Medicinal cannabis products were found to have mean levels of residual pesticides that were 3-12 times higher than recreational products. Nine of the 50 pesticides identified were classified highly or extremely hazardous by the World Health Organization. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Cannabis Environmental Exposure Insecticides Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cannabis Exposure Levels Hazards Marijuana Oregon Pesticide Levels Pesticide Residue Pesticides Risk Factors Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  2398-7308
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Oregon ; OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  7
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057528
• Citation:
  Ann Work Expo Health 2020 Aug; 64(7):770-774
• Contact Point Address:
  Richard Evoy, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Public Health and Human Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA
• Email:
  evoyr@oregonstate.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Work Exposures and Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7d0c44bea59f2bc3b2540858252e57ba9a79bb3a535323aa0386c68489edf75d56497e67023fa2aa7e155019d3b6664b43670309a57e62164d33f7b2c55bc392
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214856/cdc_214856_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 177.48 KB ]