OBJECTIVE: We examined the effectiveness of a community randomized intervention among farmworkers who did and did not work in pome fruit (apples and pears). METHODS: Urine samples were collected from two cross-sectional groups of farmworkers and analyzed for the presence of dimethylthiophosphate. RESULTS: There was no significant time by crop interaction for changes in urinary metabolite concentrations among adult farmworkers (P = 0.79 pome fruit workers; P = 0.83 non-pome fruit workers) or their children (P = 0.25 children of pome fruit workers; P = 0.91 children of non-pome fruit workers). We found greater urinary metabolite concentrations of dimethylthiophosphate among pome fruit workers (compared with non-pome fruit workers) and among workers at final data collection (compared with baseline). CONCLUSION: Further research is needed to identify effective interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in farmworkers and their children.
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OBJECTIVE: We examined the effectiveness of a community randomized intervention among farmworkers who did and did not work in pome fruit (apples and pears). METHODS: Urine samples were collected from two cross-sectional groups of farmworkers and analyzed for the presence of dimethylthiophosphate. RESULTS: There was no significant time by crop interaction for changes in urinary metabolite concentrations among adult farmworkers (P = 0.79 pome fruit workers; P = 0.83 non-pome fruit workers) or their children (P = 0.25 children of pome fruit workers; P = 0.91 children of non-pome fruit workers). We found greater urinary metabolite concentrations of dimethylthiophosphate among pome fruit workers (compared with non-pome fruit workers) and among workers at final data collection (compared with baseline). CONCLUSION: Further research is needed to identify effective interventions to reduce pesticide exposure in farmworkers and their children.
Authors: Catherine M Tamaro; Marissa N Smith; Tomomi Workman; William C Griffith; Beti Thompson; Elaine M Faustman Journal: Biomarkers Date: 2018-01-05 Impact factor: 2.658
Authors: Beti Thompson; William C Griffith; Dana B Barr; Gloria D Coronado; Eric M Vigoren; Elaine M Faustman Journal: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol Date: 2014-03-05 Impact factor: 5.563
Authors: William C Griffith; Eric M Vigoren; Marissa N Smith; Tomomi Workman; Beti Thompson; Gloria D Coronado; Elaine M Faustman Journal: J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol Date: 2018-04-17 Impact factor: 5.563