Journal article
Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroid pesticides among Thai children
Neurotoxicology (Park Forest South), Vol.48, pp.90-99
05/2015
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.02.003
PMCID: PMC4442703
PMID: 25721160
Abstract
The use of pesticides for crop production has grown rapidly in Thailand during the last decade, resulting in significantly greater potential for exposure among children living on farms. Although some previous studies assessed exposures to pesticides in this population, no studies have been conducted to evaluate corresponding health effects. Twenty-four children from a rice farming community (exposed) and 29 from an aquaculture (shrimp) community (control) completed the study. Participants completed a neurobehavioral test battery three times at 6 month intervals: Session I: preliminary orientation; Session II: high pesticide use season; Session III: low pesticide-use season. Only sessions II and III were used in the analyses. High and low pesticide use seasons were determined by pesticide use on rice farms. Urinary metabolites of organophosphates (OPs) and pyrethroids (PYR) were analyzed from first morning void samples collected the day of neurobehavioral testing. Rice farm participants had significantly higher concentrations of dialkylphosphates (DAPs) (common metabolites of OPs) and TCPy (a specific metabolite of chlorpyrifos) than aquaculture farm children during both seasons. But, TCPy was significantly higher during the low rather than the high pesticide use season for both participant groups. Rice farm children had significantly higher DCCA, a metabolite of PYR, than aquaculture participants only during the high exposure season. Otherwise, no significant differences in PYR metabolites were noted between the participant groups or seasons. No significant adverse neurobehavioral effects were observed between participant groups during either the high or low pesticide use season. After controlling for differences in age and the Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) scores, DAPs, TCPy, and PYR were not significant predictors of adverse neurobehavioral performance during either season. Increasing DAP and PYR metabolites predicted some relatively small improvement in latency of response. However, due to the small sample size and inability to characterize chronic exposure, any significant differences observed should be regarded with caution. Moreover although not statistically significant, confidence intervals suggest that small to moderate adverse effects of pesticide exposure cannot be ruled out for some indicators of neurobehavioral performance.
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- Title: Subtitle
- Neurobehavioral effects of exposure to organophosphates and pyrethroid pesticides among Thai children
- Creators
- Nancy Fiedler - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. Electronic address: nfiedler@eohsi.rutgers.eduJuthasiri Rohitrattana - College of Public Health Sciences Chulalongkorn University, Institute Building 2-3, Soi Chulalongkorn 62, Phyathai Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: r_juthasiri@yahoo.comWattasit Siriwong - College of Public Health Sciences Chulalongkorn University, Institute Building 2-3, Soi Chulalongkorn 62, Phyathai Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Thai Fogarty ITREOH Center, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand. Electronic address: Wattasit.s@chula.ac.thPanrapee Suttiwan - Faculty of Psychology, Chulalongkorn University, 7th Fl. Borommaratchachonnanisrisattapat Bldg., Rama 1 Rd., Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: cpanrapee@yahoo.comPam Ohman Strickland - Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. Electronic address: ohmanpa@sph.rutgers.eduP Barry Ryan - Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Claudia Nance Rollins Bldg., Room 2007, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: bryan@emory.eduDiane S Rohlman - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health - CPHB, The University of Iowa, Suite 300, 145 N. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, IA 52242, USA; Center for Research on Occupational and Environmental Health, Oregon Health and Science University, 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Road - L606, Portland, OR 97239, USA. Electronic address: diane-rohlman@uiowa.eduParinya Panuwet - Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Claudia Nance Rollins Bldg., Room 2007, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: ppanuwe@emory.eduDana Boyd Barr - Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, 1518 Clifton Road, NE, Claudia Nance Rollins Bldg., Room 2007, Atlanta, GA 30322, USA. Electronic address: dbbarr@emory.eduMark G Robson - Chulalongkorn University
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Neurotoxicology (Park Forest South), Vol.48, pp.90-99
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.neuro.2015.02.003
- PMID
- 25721160
- PMCID
- PMC4442703
- NLM abbreviation
- Neurotoxicology
- ISSN
- 0161-813X
- eISSN
- 1872-9711
- Publisher
- Netherlands
- Grant note
- D43TW007849 / FIC NIH HHS R01 ES020522 / NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES015465 / NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005605 / NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES005022 / NIEHS NIH HHS 5R21ES015465-02 / NIEHS NIH HHS R21ES18722 / NIEHS NIH HHS R21 ES018722 / NIEHS NIH HHS D43 TW007849 / FIC NIH HHS ES005022 / NIEHS NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 05/2015
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; International Programs; Injury Prevention Research Center
- Record Identifier
- 9983997487402771
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