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http://dx.doi.org/10.7585/kjps.2016.20.2.172

Evaluation of Exposure to Organophosphorus Pesticides According to Application Type and the Protective Equipment among Farmers in South Korea  

Lee, Jeeyoung (Center for Farmers' Safety and Health, Dankook University Hospital)
Roh, Sangchul (Center for Farmers' Safety and Health, Dankook University Hospital)
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The Korean Journal of Pesticide Science / v.20, no.2, 2016 , pp. 172-180 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to evaluate the relations between the exposure level of organophosphates (OPs) pesticide and application factors among rural farmers. The urinary dialkylphosphates, metabolites of organophosphorus pesticides, including DMP, DEP, DMTP and DETP were analyzed by GC/MSD and GC/MS/MS. The DMP and DMTP were detected more in the use of a speed sprayer without cap than with a capped one. Also, the less farmers wore the personal protective equipment (PPE), the more these were detected. The amount of organophosphorus exposure was the highest in the use of a power sprayer. However, it was low when a farmer applied pesticides with a speed sprayer with cap and wore more PPE. In this study, the detection rate was analyzed by chi-square test, the exposure level of OPs was analyzed by a generalized linear model.
Keywords
Biological monitoring; Organophosphorus; Pesticide Exposure; Personal protective equipment; PPE;
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