A Feasibility Study of the Use of Dust Wipe Samples to Assess Pesticide Exposures in Migrant Farmworker Families

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• Personal Author:
  Cooper SP ; Donnelly KC ; Nalbone JT ; Shipp EM
• Description:
  While documentation of pesticide exposure among agricultural workers is increasing, similar data describing exposure in migrant farmworkers is lacking. Exposure assessment in migrant farmworker populations is difficult since this population travels seasonally for employment in temporary work environments. The present feasibility study addressed these obstacles by teaching participants to obtain dust samples that could be used to measure pesticide exposure at the time of exposure during the migration season. Using floor dust wipes in their temporary housing, mothers were asked to collect and return via U.S. mail, one house dust sample per week for four weeks. Of 10 mothers invited to participate in 2003, seven mothers submitted a total of 27 samples. Samples underwent chemical analysis for organophosphate and triazine pesticides. One or more pesticides were present in dust extracts at concentrations above the detection limit in 24 samples. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dust Emigration And Immigration Farmers Insecticides Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Migrant Dust Sampling Exposure Assessment Farm Workers Farmworkers Feasibility Studies Hispanic House Dust Migrant Workers Mothers Pesticides Pesticides And Agricultural Chemicals Sampling Methods

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• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 6 ; Texas
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  83-93
• Volume:
  11
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20053620
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2006 Aug; 11(3-4):83-93
• Contact Point Address:
  Eva M. Shipp, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Texas A&M University System Health Science Center School of Rural Public Health, 1266 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843-1266
• Email:
  emshipp@srph.tamhsc.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Performing Organization:
  University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20010930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20270929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:596ed82221e636214e4df2102eda731384dca31e5af5eac93fb9111bd0d29c290e43e3eba66b133c4306b9465f402c452a92e4a8f54158ecbc4aa399464600b0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216346/cdc_216346_DS1.pdf
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