Measurement of Children's Exposure to Pesticides: Analysis of Urinary Metabolite Levels in a Probability-Based Sample.

Authors :: Adgate, John L.
Barr, Dana B.
Clayton, C. Andrew
Eberly, Lynn E.
Freeman, Natalie C.G.
Lioy, Paul J.
Needham, Larry L.
Pellizzari, Edo D.
Quackenboss, James J.
Roy, Amit
Sexton, Ken
Source :: Environmental Health Perspectives. Jun2001, Vol. 109 Issue 6, p583. 7p. 8 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2001
Abstract: Reports on results of the Minnesota Children's Pesticide Exposure Study between May and September 2001. Measurement of urinary metabolite levels and the variability of napthalene or carbaryl, atrazine, malathion and chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl or triclopyr; Consideration of sociodemographic factors; Higher levels of children's metabolite than those of adults.

Subjects :: *PESTICIDES
*METABOLITES
*MEDICAL examinations of children
*HEALTH

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