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ArticleBiomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals2018

Characterization of organophosphate pesticides in urine and home environment dust in an agricultural community.

Catherine M Tamaro, Marissa N Smith, Tomomi Workman, William C Griffith, Beti Thompson, Elaine M Faustman

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Article in Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Catherine M Tamaroa Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
Marissa N Smitha Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
Tomomi Workmana Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
William C Griffitha Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
Beti Thompsonc Cancer Prevention Program , Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center , Seattle , WA , USA.
Elaine M Faustmana Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication , University of Washington , Seattle , WA , USA.
University of Washington · USFred Hutch Cancer Center · US

Funding

STUDY OF CELLULAR &MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF PESTICIDE NEURODEVELOPMENTAL TOXICITYP01ES009601 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI FAUSTMAN, ELAINE M · 1999 to 2013
$8.7M
NICHD NIH HHS HHSN267200700023CNIEHS NIH HHS P01 ES009601
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

contextOrganophosphorus insecticides (OPs) have been used to control agricultural pests found in Washington state. Farmworkers (FW) have higher exposure to OP pesticides than non-farmworkers (NFW), and FW children may in turn have higher exposure than NFW children.

objectiveTo examine the association between the concentration in house dust of five OPs used commonly in pome fruit orchards and the concentration in urine of dialkylphosphate metabolites (DAP), in a cohort of Hispanic FW and NFW and their children.

methodsParents and children participated in three data collection periods over the course of one year. Urine samples were evaluated for the DAPs characteristic of OP exposure, and dust from homes and vehicles was evaluated for intact OP residues.

resultsGeometric mean (GM) concentrations of OPs in house and vehicle dust were higher in FW households than NFW households in all agricultural seasons. GM concentration of urinary DAPs was higher for children in FW households than NFW households. DISCUSSION: Regression analysis found a positive association between OP residues in house dust and the children's urinary DAPs.

conclusionsTo our knowledge, this study is the first to report an association between pesticides in house dust and their biological metabolites in urine.

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FarmersAdultAgricultureChildCohort StudiesCrops, AgriculturalDustEnvironmental ExposureHumansOccupational ExposureOrganophosphorus CompoundsPesticidesSeasonsWashingtonDustOrganophosphorus CompoundsPesticidesenvironmental pollution/ecotoxicologyMetabol(n)omicspesticide exposure

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PMCPMC6141016
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