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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MEDICINE
卷 51, 期 10, 页码 782-794出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20622
关键词
farmworker; pesticides; worker protection standard (WPS); occupational behavior; clothing; urinary metabolites
资金
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences [RO1 ES11352, PO1 ES009605]
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency [RD 83171001]
- National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Background We studied the relationship between behaviors promoted through the US Environmental Protection Agency Worker Protection Standard (WPS) and other programs and agricultural pesticide exposures in 73 strawberry fieldworkers employed in Monterey County, California. Methods Farmworkers' behaviors were assessed via self-report and organophosphorus (OP) pesticide exposure was measured using dimethyl alkylphosphate (DMAP) and malathion dicarboxylic acid (MDA) urinary metabolite levels. Results Wearing WPS-recommended clothing, wearing clean work clothes, and the combination of handwashing with soap and wearing gloves were associated with decreases in DMAP and MDA metabolite levels. Despite these protective behaviors, however, participants had significantly higher levels of exposure as compared with a national reference sample. Conclusions Interventions that facilitate compliance with these behaviors may be effective in decreasing fieldworkers' pesticide exposures. However further efforts are needed to reduce the exposure disparities experienced by farmworkers and decrease the potential for take home exposures to farmworkers' families.
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