title: Glove accumulation of pesticide residues for strawberry harvester exposure assessment.
abstract: We investigated the accumulation of pesticide residues on rubber latex gloves that are used by strawberry harvesters to protect their skin, reduce pesticide exposure and promote food safety. Gloves accumulated residues of 16 active ingredients including azoxystrobin, bifenthrin, boscalid, captan, cyprodinil, fenhexamid, fenpropathrin, fludioxonil, hexythiazox, malathion, methomyl, naled, propiconazole, pyraclostrobin, quinoline, and quinoxyfen at different times. Glove residue accumulation (t(½) 2.8-3.7 d) was very similar to the dissipation of DFRs (t(½) 2.1-3.0 d) during the first 3 weeks after malathion applications. Dermal malathion dose was 0.2 mg/kg at the preharvest interval and declined to trace levels during the following 3 months. Glove accumulation of malathion indicated trace surface residue availability and was used to assess the relationship between dislodgable foliar residues and potential hand exposure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, University of California, Riverside, CA 02521, USA.
authors.forename: Yanhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Zhenshan
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Joe
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Coehlo
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lopez
authors.forename: Gayatri
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Sankaran
authors.forename: Helen
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Vega
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Krieger
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D031985:Fragaria; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial / Q000032:analysis; D017575:Gloves, Protective; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000032:analysis; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000032:analysis* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000032:analysis*; D018570:Risk Assessment
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D005659:Fungicides, Industrial; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues