Environmental exposure assessment of pesticides in farmworker homes.
Farmworkers and their families are exposed to pesticides both at work and in their homes. Environmental exposure assessment provides a means to evaluate pesticides in the environment and human contact with these chemicals through identification of sources and routes of exposure. To date, a variety of methods have been used to assess pesticide exposure among farmworker families, mostly focusing on dust and handwipe samples. While many of the methods are similar, differences in the collection, chemical analysis, and statistical analysis, can limit the comparability of results from farmworker studies. This mini-monograph discusses the strategies used to assess pesticide exposures, presents limitations in the available data for farmworkers, and suggests research needs for future studies of pesticide exposure among farmworker families.
Hoppin
Jane A
JA
Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA. hoppin1@niehs.nih.gov
Adgate
John L
JL
Eberhart
Monty
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Nishioka
Marcia
M
Ryan
P Barry
PB
D000383:Agriculture; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005190:Family; D005504:Food Analysis; D005506:Food Contamination; D006801:Humans; D010575:Pesticides / Q000633:toxicity*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
D010575:Pesticides