Biological monitoring of pesticide exposures in residents living near agricultural land

Karen S. Galea; Laura MacCalman; Kate  Jones; John Cocker; Paul Teedon; Anne J. Sleeuwenhoek; John W. Cherry; Martie  van Tongeren

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-856

Biological monitoring of pesticide exposures in residents living near agricultural land

Karen S. Galea, Laura MacCalman, Kate Jones, John Cocker, Paul Teedon, Anne J. Sleeuwenhoek, John W. Cherry, Martie van Tongeren

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Abstract

There is currently a lack of reliable information on the exposures of residents and bystanders to pesticides in the UK. Previous research has shown that the methods currently used for assessing pesticide exposure for regulatory purposes are appropriate for farm workers [1]. However, there were indications that the exposures of bystanders may sometimes be underestimated. The previous study did not collect data for residents. Therefore, this study aims to collect measurements to determine if the current methods and tools are appropriate for assessing pesticide exposure for residents living near agricultural fields.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	856-874
Number of pages	9
Journal	BMC Public Health
Volume	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-856
Publication status	Published - Nov 2011

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Keywords

pesticides
agriculture
farm workers

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Galea, K. S., MacCalman, L., Jones, K., Cocker, J., Teedon, P., Sleeuwenhoek, A. J., Cherry, J. W., & van Tongeren , M. (2011). Biological monitoring of pesticide exposures in residents living near agricultural land. BMC Public Health, 11, 856-874. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-11-856

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