Description:

1) Develop an observational model of pesticide exposure in children ( ages 18 to 48 months)living in a rural agricultural setting utilizing objective measures of pesticides on children's hands, characterization of frequency and sequencing of 4 behaviors (hand to mouth, hand to object, hand to surface, and object to mouth). 2) Identify, measure and quantify the age-related differences in behaviors of rural children that may contribute to exposure. 3) Compare use of objective levels of pesticides on hands with objective levels of pesticides in house dust as estimator of exposure as both are compared to objective measures of pesticide metabolites in urine. 4) Determine the possible influence of hygiene practices and nutritional status on uptake of the pesticides found in their environment. 5) Reevaluation of existing dermal and ingestion models of pesticide exposure with models developed in this study.

Record Details:

Record Type:PROJECT( ABSTRACT )

Start Date:10/01/1999

Completion Date:09/30/2002

Record ID: 53056

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Related Organizations:

Role :OWNER

Organization Name :ENVIRONMENTAL AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SCIENCES INSTITUTE

Mailing Address :170 Frelinghuysen Road

Citation :Piscataway

State :NJ

Zip Code :8854



Role :OWNER

Organization Name :UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY

Mailing Address :30 Bergen St

Citation :Newark

State :NJ

Zip Code :7107



Role :OWNER

Organization Name :ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL

State :NJ

Project Information:

Approach :An environmental measurement and correlation study will be conducted in the area of Laredo, Texas on the Rio Grande River. Subjects will be recruited from residents of colonias in the Laredo area. A total of 60 children from 30 residences between the ages of 18 and 48 months will be recruited for participation in the study. Hand rinses of the children and house dust will be assayed for pesticides and urine samples of the children will assay for pesticides and their metabolites. Observations of children's behavior will be made and quantified in order to evaluate the possible ingestion of pesticides from environmental sources.

Cost :$710,231.00

Project IDs:

ID Code :R827440

Project type :EPA Grant