Biological monitoring of organophosphate pesticides in preschool children in an agricultural community in Thailand
Biological monitoring of organophosphate pesticides in preschool children in an agricultural community in Thailand
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DOI:
10.1179/oeh.2006.12.2.134
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发表时间:
2006-04-01
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Robson, Mark G.
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Petchuay, Chidhathai;Visuthismajarn, Parichart;Robson, Mark G.
Organophosphate pesticide exposures of preschool children in a Thailand agricultural community and reference children living outside the farm area in the same subdistrict were determined. Levels of dialkylphosphate (DAP) metabolites were measured in first-morning-void urine samples. During the dry season (April-May), the farm children excreted significantly higher levels of all DAP metabolites than the reference children did (Mann-Whitney U test, p < 0.05; Wilcoxon signed-rank text, p < 0.05). During the wet season (September-October), DAP metabolite levels were similar in the two groups. Reference children showed no significant difference related to season. Pesticide spraying during the dry season is a likely cause of the farm children's organohosphate exposures.