| Air pollution and young children's inhalation exposure to organophosphorus pesticide in an agricultural community in Japan. | |
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PMID: 15979719 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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Assessment of airborne organophosphorus pesticides in houses of young children (1-6 years old) and childcare facilities was conducted following pesticide applications in an agricultural community in Japan. Trichlorfon and fenitrothion, applied in two separate periods, were frequently detected from outdoor and indoor air. Dichlorvos, the primary degradation product of trichlorfon, was also detected after the application of trichlorfon. Both the outdoors and indoor concentration of applied pesticide were shown to increase with decreasing distance from the pesticide-applied farm. Indoor concentration of these pesticides significantly correlated with outdoor concentration (p=0.001 for trichlorfon and p=0.001 for fenitrothion), indicating infiltration of applied pesticide inside. Ratio of indoor to outdoor concentration (I/O ratio) of fenitrothion was higher for houses with windows open during the application than those with closed windows (median value: 0.74 vs. 0.16, p=0.003). However, a similar trend was not observed for trichlorfon as well as dichlorvos in the first period. Dichlorvos was found to have a higher I/O ratio than trichlorfon during the period, and clear correlation between indoor concentrations of dichlorvos and those of trichlorfon suggested increased decomposition of trichlorfon in the indoor environment. Daily inhalation exposure estimated by using the fixed measurement data and time-activity questionnaire ranged from 0 to 35 ng/kg/day for trichlorfon, from 0 to 26 ng/kg/day for dichlorvos, and from 0 to 44 ng/kg/day for fenitrothion. Median inhalation exposure from indoor air accounted for 74%, 86.3%, and 45% of the daily inhalation exposure, respectively. For kindergarteners or nursery school children, inhalation exposure at childcare facilities was comparable with or more than that at home, indicating that pollution level at childcare facilities had potential of high impact on children's exposure. Estimated daily inhalation exposures were inversely correlated to the proximity of their activity location to the pesticide-applied farm. |
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Authors:
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Junko Kawahara; Ryoko Horikoshi; Takashi Yamaguchi; Kazukiyo Kumagai; Yukio Yanagisawa |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Environment international Volume: 31 ISSN: 0160-4120 ISO Abbreviation: Environ Int Publication Date: 2005 Oct |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2005-08-30 Completed Date: 2005-12-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7807270 Medline TA: Environ Int Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1123-32 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Environmental System Institute of Environmental Studies, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Japan. junko.kawahara@yy.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp |
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Air Pollution, Indoor
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analysis* Child Child, Preschool Environmental Exposure* Environmental Monitoring Female Humans Infant Inhalation Exposure* Japan Male Organophosphorus Compounds / analysis Pesticides / analysis* Ventilation |
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Reg. No./Substance:
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0/Organophosphorus Compounds; 0/Pesticides |
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