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Health risk assessment of exposure to chlorpyrifos and dichlorvos in children at childcare facilities

Authors
 Ho-Hyun Kim  ;  Young-Wook Lim  ;  Ji-Yeon Yang  ;  Dong-Chun Shin  ;  Hyun-Sook Ham  ;  Byung-Soon Choi  ;  Jae-Young Lee 
Citation
 SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT, Vol.444 : 441-450, 2013 
Journal Title
SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT
ISSN
 0048-9697 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Air Pollution, Indoor ; Child ; Child Day Care Centers ; Child, Preschool ; Chlorpyrifos/toxicity* ; Dichlorvos/toxicity* ; Dust ; Environmental Exposure* ; Hand Disinfection ; Humans ; Inhalation Exposure ; Neoplasms/etiology ; Pesticides/toxicity* ; Republic of Korea ; Risk Assessment
Keywords
Childcare facility ; Dichlorvos ; Indoor environment ; Organophosphorus pesticide ; Pesticide exposure
Abstract
The present study evaluated 168 childcare facilities from 6 cities in South Korea to assess exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) in children through 4 major pathways (indoor air, indoor dust, surface wipe of indoor objects, and hand wash water of children). The Excess Cancer Risk (ECR) was calculated based on the Cancer Potency Factor (CPF) and Age Dependent Adjustment Factor (ADAF) in adults. Dichlorvos residues were detected in the indoor air, indoor dust, surface wipes of indoor objects, and the hand wash water of children at frequencies of 47.4, 90, 100, and 100%, respectively. After revision based on the ADAF, total cancer risk in the 50th percentile was 3.99 × 10− 3 for inhalation, oral intake, and dermal contact in children ages 3 to 4 and 4.63 × 10− 4 in kindergarteners ages 5 to 6. Inhalation was the primary pathway of pesticide exposure in children in childcare facilities. Children ages 3 to 4 in daycare centers had a Hazard Quotient (HQ) of 0.5 for dichlorvos, which was 50% lower than the risk criterion level of 1 but was higher than the 95% percentile with a HQ of 1.9. This study postulates that children in childcare facilities may be exposed to specific OPs.
Full Text
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969712015355
DOI
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.11.102
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Research Institute (부설연구소) > 1. Journal Papers
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Preventive Medicine (예방의학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
4. Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > Graduate School of Public Health (보건대학원) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kim, Ho Hyen(김호현)
Shin, Dong Chun(신동천) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4252-2280
Yang, Ji Yeon(양지연)
Lim, Young Wook(임영욱) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8845-2850
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/86843
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