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A PILOT STUDY OF GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEM/GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM MEASUREMENT OF RESIDENTIAL PROXIMITY TO AGRICULTURE FIELDS AND URINARY ORGANOPHOSPHATE METABOLITE CONCENTRATIONS IN TODDLERS
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A pilot study of global position system/geographical information system measurement of residential proximity to agricultural fields and urinary organophosphate metabolite concentrations in toddlers
Michael O. Royster1, Elizabeth D. Hilborn1, Dana Barr2, Cara L. Carty1, Scott Rhoney1, Debra Walsh1
(1)National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory, Office of Research and Development, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, (2) National Center for Environmental Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Corresponding author: Elizabeth Hilborn
US Environmental Protection Agency
Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory
MD- 58 C
Research Triangle Park, NC 27711
(919) 966-0658 (office); (919)966-0655 (fax)
hilborn.e@epamail.epa.gov
Running Title: GPS/GIS measurement of residential agricultural field proximity
Key words: GPS/GIS, pesticides, organophosphates, children, agriculture, environment
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