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LEVELS OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID IN THE HOMES AND URINE OF 135 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULT CAREGIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND OHIO
Citation:
MORGAN, M. K., L. S. SHELDON, C. W. CROGHAN, P. A. JONES, K. W. THOMAS, J. C. CHUANG, AND N. K. WILSON. LEVELS OF 2,4-DICHLOROPHENOXYACETIC ACID IN THE HOMES AND URINE OF 135 PRESCHOOL CHILDREN AND THEIR ADULT CAREGIVERS IN NORTH CAROLINA AND OHIO. Presented at ISEA/ISEE 2006, Paris, FRANCE, September 02 - 06, 2006.
Impact/Purpose:
The overall objectives of CTEPP were to measure the aggregate exposures of approximately 260 preschool children and their adult caregivers to low levels of a suite of pesticides and organic pollutants that the children may encounter in their everyday environments, and to apportion the routes of exposure and estimate the relative contributions of each route.
Description:
This study investigated the aggregate exposures of preschool children and their primary adult caregivers to chemicals commonly found in their everyday environments. One primary objective of this study was to identify the important sources and pathways of the participant's exposures to 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) at their homes. 2,4-D is a herbicide that is commonly used in the United States to control for broadleaf weeds in agricultural and residential settings.