Clemente Aguilar-Garduño, Julia Blanco-Muñoz, Karina Roxana Antonio, Consuelo Escamilla-Nuñez, Cuauhtémoc A Juárez-Pérez, Astrid Schilmann, Mariano E Cebrian, Marina Lacasaña
Background Flower growers have high potential for exposures to pesticides. Occupational factors, such as tasks performed, the production method (organic or conventional), the use of personal protective equipment (PPE), and workplace characteristics influence the intensity of pesticide exposure. Objective To evaluate occupational characteristics affecting urinary concentration of dialkylphosphate (DAP) metabolites of organophosphate pesticides among a group of Mexican floricultural workers. Methods A questionnaire was administered to 117 workers who also provided a first morning urine sample...
April 2017: International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health