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NON-RESIDENTIAL ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS PESTICIDE USE AS A PREDICTOR OF CHILDREN'S URINARY METABOLITE LEVELS
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Baker, J. A., P Mendola, D. Barr, D Walsh, J P. Creason, AND L. Needham. NON-RESIDENTIAL ORGANOPHOSPHOROUS PESTICIDE USE AS A PREDICTOR OF CHILDREN'S URINARY METABOLITE LEVELS. Presented at International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, August 11-15, 2002.
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NON-RESIDENTIAL ORGANOPHOSPHORUS PESTICIDE USE AS A PREDICTOR OF CHILDREN'S URINARY METABOLITE LEVELS.
Julie A. Baker, Pauline Mendola, Dana Barr, Debra Walsh, John Creason, and Larry Needham. (University at Buffalo, US Environmental Protection Agency, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
The role of pesticides in pediatric illness is not well understood. This pilot study evaluated the impact of non-residential organophosphate (OP) pesticide applications on children's urinary metabolite levels in a county with year-round agricultural activity. Children aged 2?4 years (n = 112) who presented at community pediatric clinics with symptoms suggesting unrecognized pesticide-related illness were evaluated for the presence of OP metabolites. Urinary dialkyl phosphate metabolites were measured. Only 2 children had levels below the limits of detection (LOD) and the range for total metabolite levels was from