title: [Exposure to persistent and non-persistent pesticides in a non-occupationally exposed population in Tenerife Island (Spain)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Chronic exposure to non-persistent pesticides (NPPs) is of concern because these substances have been associated with chronic diseases. However, few studies have addressed chronic exposure to NPPs in Spanish populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  We determined the presence of 24 pesticide residues by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry in 363 serum samples obtained from non-occupationally exposed adults from Tenerife island in 2007.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Most of the samples (99.45%) showed detectable residues (6 ± 2 pesticides per sample). The most frequently detected pesticides were pyrethrins (96.1%), organophosphates (93.9%) and organochlorines (92.3%). The neurotoxicants bifenthrin and malathion were detected in 81% of the samples and hexachlorobenzene DDT and buprofezin in more than 50%. Malation, an "environmental obesogen", was detected in 82%, and "endocrine disrupter" pesticides were present in 97.2% of the samples.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Because there is clear, continuous and inadvertent exposure to NPPs that may be inducing adverse effects on human health, NPPs should be included in biomonitoring studies.
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Toxicología Clínica, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España; Facultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Europea de Canarias, La Orotava, Tenerife, España. Electronic address: gburillo@telefonica.net.
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Burillo-Putze
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Toxicología, Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Instituto Canario de Investigación del Cáncer (ICIC), CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: Octavio P
authors.initials: OP
authors.lastname: Luzardo
authors.affiliation: FORAGRO IRIS, S.L., La Esperanza, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: Carlos Pérez
authors.initials: CP
authors.lastname: García
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Toxicología, Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Instituto Canario de Investigación del Cáncer (ICIC), CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zumbado
authors.affiliation: FORAGRO IRIS, S.L., La Esperanza, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yanes
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Toxicología Clínica, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España; Fundación Canaria de Investigación y Salud (FUNCIS), Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: María del Mar
authors.initials: Mdel M
authors.lastname: Trujillo-Martín
authors.affiliation: Grupo de Investigación en Toxicología Clínica, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España.
authors.forename: Carlos
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Boada Fernández del Campo
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Toxicología, Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria; Instituto Canario de Investigación del Cáncer (ICIC), CIBER de Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición (CIBEROBN), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, España.
authors.forename: Luis D
authors.initials: LD
authors.lastname: Boada
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D052244:Endocrine Disruptors / Q000097:blood; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D007306:Insecticides / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010573:Pesticide Residues / Q000097:blood*; D010575:Pesticides / Q000097:blood*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D052244:Endocrine Disruptors; D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D007306:Insecticides; D010573:Pesticide Residues; D010575:Pesticides
keywords: Non-persistent pesticides; Organochlorine pesticides; Organofosforados; Organophosphates; Persistent pesticides; Pesticide residues; Piretroides; Plaguicidas no persistentes; Plaguicidas organoclorados; Plaguicidas persistentes; Pyrethroids; Residuos de plaguicidas
vernacular_title: Exposición a plaguicidas persistentes y no persistentes en población no expuesta laboralmente de la isla de Tenerife.