Biological Monitoring of Organophosphate Pesticides in Preschool Children in an Agricultural Community in Thailand

From: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health | Date: April 1, 2006| Author: | Copyright information

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 ...

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