Journal article
Lifetime organophosphorous insecticide use among private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, Vol.22(6), pp.584-592
11/01/2012
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.79
PMCID: PMC3478402
PMID: 22854518
Abstract
Organophosphorous insecticides (OPs) are the most commonly used insecticides in US agriculture, but little information is available regarding specific OP use by individual farmers. We describe OP use for licensed private pesticide applicators from Iowa and North Carolina in the Agricultural Health Study (AHS) using lifetime pesticide use data from 701 randomly selected male participants collected at three time periods. Of 27 OPs studied, 20 were used by >1%. Overall, 95% had ever applied at least one OP. The median number of different OPs used was 4 (maximum = 13). Malathion was the most commonly used OP (74%) followed by chlorpyrifos (54%). OP use declined over time. At the first interview (1993-1997), 68% of participants had applied OPs in the past year; by the last interview (2005-2007), only 42% had. Similarly, median annual application days of OPs declined from 13.5 to 6 days. Although OP use was common, the specific OPs used varied by state, time period, and individual. Much of the variability in OP use was associated with the choice of OP, rather than the frequency or duration of application. Information on farmers' OP use enhances our ability to characterize and understand the potential health effects of multiple OP exposures.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Lifetime organophosphorous insecticide use among private pesticide applicators in the Agricultural Health Study
- Creators
- Jane A. Hoppin - United States Department of Health and Human ServicesStuart Long - Westat (United States)David M. Umbach - National Institute of Environmental Health SciencesJay H. Lubin - United States Department of Health and Human ServicesSarah E. Starks - Univ IA, Coll Publ Hlth, Iowa City, IA USAFred Gerr - University of IowaKent Thomas - Environmental Protection AgencyCynthia J. Hines - National Institute for Occupational Safety and HealthScott Weichenthal - Health CanadaFreya Kamel - United States Department of Health and Human ServicesStella Koutros - OEEB, DCEG, NCI, Rockville, USAMichael Alavanja - NCI, OEEB, DCEG, Rockville, MD USALaura E Beane Freeman - OEEB, DCEG, NCI, Rockville, USADale P. Sandler - United States Department of Health and Human Services
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology, Vol.22(6), pp.584-592
- DOI
- 10.1038/jes.2012.79
- PMID
- 22854518
- PMCID
- PMC3478402
- NLM abbreviation
- J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol
- ISSN
- 1559-0631
- eISSN
- 1559-064X
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- National Institutes of Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA ZIACP010119 / NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) ZIAES049030; ZIAES103126 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA; National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) Z01-CP010119 / National Cancer Institute; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI) Z01-ES049030 / National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences; United States Department of Health & Human Services; National Institutes of Health (NIH) - USA; NIH National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 11/01/2012
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology
- Record Identifier
- 9984363615802771
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