RT Journal Article
T1 Identifying pesticide use patterns among flower growers to assess occupational exposure to mixtures
A1 Schilmann, Astrid
A1 Lacasaña, Marina
A1 Blanco-Muñoz, Julia
A1 Aguilar-Garduño, Clemente
A1 Salinas-Rodríguez, Aarón
A1 Flores-Aldana, Mario
A1 Cebrián, Mariano E.
K1 Agricultural Workers' Diseases
K1 Enfermedades de los Trabajadores Agrícolas
K1 Pesticides
K1 Plaguicidas
K1 Mexico
AB Objectives Exposure assessment to a single pesticide does not capture the complexity of the occupational exposure. Recently, pesticide use patterns analysis has emerged as an alternative to study these exposures. The aim of this study is to identify the pesticide use pattern among flower growers in Mexico participating in the study on the endocrine and reproductive effects associated with pesticide exposure. Methods A cross-sectional study was carried out to gather retrospective information on pesticide use applying a questionnaire to the person in charge of the participating flower growing farms. Information about seasonal frequency of pesticide use (rainy and dry) for the years 2004 and 2005 was obtained. Principal components analysis was performed. Results Complete information was obtained for 88 farms and 23 pesticides were included in the analysis. Six principal components were selected, which explained more than 70% of the data variability. The identified pesticide use patterns during both years were: 1. fungicides benomyl, carbendazim, thiophanate and metalaxyl (both seasons), including triadimephon during the rainy season, chlorotalonyl and insecticide permethrin during the dry season; 2. insecticides oxamyl, biphenthrin and fungicide iprodione (both seasons), including insecticide methomyl during the dry season; 3. fungicide mancozeb and herbicide glyphosate (only during the rainy season); 4. insecticides metamidophos and parathion (both seasons); 5. insecticides omethoate and methomyl (only rainy season); and 6. insecticides abamectin and carbofuran (only dry season). Some pesticides do not show a clear pattern of seasonal use during the studied years. Conclusions The principal component analysis is useful to summarise a large set of exposure variables into smaller groups of exposure patterns, identifying the mixtures of pesticides in the occupational environment that may have an interactive effect on a particular health effect.
PB BMJ Publishing Group
YR 2010
FD 2010-05
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/270
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/270
LA en
NO Schilmann A, Lacasaña M, Blanco-Muñoz J, Aguilar-Garduño C, Salinas-Rodríguez A, Flores-Aldana M, et al. Identifying pesticide use patterns among flower growers to assess occupational exposure to mixtures. Occup Environ Med. 2010 May; 67 (5) :323-9
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RD Apr 19, 2025