Evaluation of Mexican American Migrant Farmworker Work Practices and Organochlorine Pesticide Metabolites
Author: Hernandez-Valero, Maria A.
Date Published: 2001
Researchers in this study conducted a pilot feasibility study to measure a panel of 21 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and correlate levels with reported occupational exposures in 26 Mexican American migrant farmworkers in Baytown, Texas. The Migrant Farmworker Questionnaire was administered and each participant donated a blood sample. Three OCPs were detected despite the fact that these chemicals have been banned in the US for many years. The results of this study indicate that data obtained from standardized questionnaires may be reasonable indicators of occupational exposure when biomarker data are not available. You can purchase the article here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11675624
Date Published: 2001
Researchers in this study conducted a pilot feasibility study to measure a panel of 21 organochlorine pesticides (OCPs) and correlate levels with reported occupational exposures in 26 Mexican American migrant farmworkers in Baytown, Texas. The Migrant Farmworker Questionnaire was administered and each participant donated a blood sample. Three OCPs were detected despite the fact that these chemicals have been banned in the US for many years. The results of this study indicate that data obtained from standardized questionnaires may be reasonable indicators of occupational exposure when biomarker data are not available. You can purchase the article here: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11675624
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