Pesticides Present in Migrant Farmworker Housing in North Carolina
Pesticides Present in Migrant Farmworker Housing in North Carolina
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DOI：
10.1002/ajim.22232
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发表时间：
2014-03-01
影响因子：
3.5
通讯作者：
Quandt, Sara A.
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作者：
Arcury, Thomas A.;Lu, Chensheng;Quandt, Sara A.
背景 农民工在工作中接触农药。向农民工提供的住房也可能使他们接触农药，从而增加他们的健康风险。该分析 (1) 描述了北卡罗来纳州农民工房屋中有机磷 (OP) 和拟除虫菊酯农药的存在情况，(2) 描述了农民工营地特征与农药检测和浓度之间的关联。 方法 2010 年，招募了北卡罗来纳州 186 个农民工营地（参与率为 82.3%）；对 176 所房屋的杀虫剂擦拭样品进行了分析。烟草是该地区主要的手工收割作物。每个营地有两名农场工人完成了采访；第三个人协助进行住房检查。采用气相色谱-质谱法检测OP和拟除虫菊酯类农药。通过 ANOVA 和 Tobit 回归确定农药检测和浓度的协变量。结果 176 间房屋中的 166 间发现了 OP（平均每间房屋 2.4 个）；在 171 所房屋中发现拟除虫菊酯（平均每间房屋 4.3 个）。每个营地中检测到的不同有机磷农药的数量以及这些有机磷农药的浓度与营地和住房特征无关。每个营地中检测到的不同拟除虫菊酯的数量和这些拟除虫菊酯的浓度与营地中居民持有 H2-A 签证、张贴的北卡罗来纳州劳工部检验证书、没有营房、居民较少、卧室没有防风雨措施或地板违规以及没有蟑螂有关。 结论 农场工人在他们居住的地方接触到农药。需要制定从农场工人房屋中清除农药的政策。减少农场工人房屋中的杀虫剂将减少这一弱势群体面临的健康风险。 (C) 2013 年 Wiley 期刊公司。
Background Migrant farmworkers are exposed to pesticides at work. Housing provided to migrant farmworkers may also expose them to pesticides, increasing their health risks. This analysis (1) describes the presence of organophosphorous (OP) and pyrethroid pesticides in North Carolina migrant farmworker houses, and (2) delineates associations of farmworker camp characteristics with pesticide detection and concentration.Methods In 2010, 186 migrant farmworkers camps in NC were recruited (participation rate of 82.3%); pesticide wipe samples for 176 houses were analyzed. Tobacco is the predominant hand-harvested crop in this region. Two farmworkers per camp completed interviews; a third assisted with a housing inspection. Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry was used to detect OP and pyrethroid pesticides. Covariates of pesticide detection and concentration were determined with ANOVA and Tobit regression.Results OPs were found in 166 of 176 houses (average of 2.4/house); pyrethroids were found in 171 houses (average of 4.3/house). The number of different OPs detected in each camp and concentrations of these OPs were not associated with camp and housing characteristics. The number of different pyrethroids detected in each camp and concentrations of these pyrethroids were associated with camps having residents with H2-A visas, a posted North Carolina Department of Labor Certificate of Inspection, no barracks, fewer residents, no bedroom weather protection or floor violations, and no roaches.Conclusions Farmworkers are exposed to pesticides where they live. Policy on removing pesticides from farmworker houses is needed. Reducing pesticides in farmworker houses will reduce one health risk confronted by this vulnerable population. (C) 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.