'Information on residential pesticide usage and behaviors that may influence pesticide exposure was collected in three population-based studies of older adults residing in the three Central California counties of Fresno, Kern, and Tulare. We present data from participants in the Study of Use of Products and Exposure Related Behaviors (SUPERB) study (N = 153) and from community controls ascertained in two Parkinson's disease studies, the Parkinson's Environment and Gene (PEG) study (N = 359) and The Center for Gene-Environment Studies in Parkinson's Disease (CGEP; N = 297),' scientists in Davis, California report (see also Pesticides).
'All participants were interviewed by telephone to obtain information on recent and lifetime indoor and outdoor residential pesticide use. Interviews ascertained type of product used, frequency of use, and behaviors that may influence exposure to pesticides during and after application. Well over half of all participants reported ever using indoor and outdoor pesticides; yet frequency of pesticide use was relatively low, and appeared to increase slightly with age. Few participants engaged in behaviors to protect themselves or family members and limit exposure to pesticides during and after treatment, such as ventilating and cleaning treated areas, or using protective equipment during application,' wrote M.N. Armes and colleagues, University of California.
The researchers concluded: 'Our findings on frequency of use over lifetime and exposure related behaviors will inform future efforts to develop population pesticide exposure models and risk assessment.'
Armes and colleagues published their study in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (Residential Pesticide Usage in Older Adults Residing in Central California. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2011;8(8):3114-3133).
For more information, contact M.N. Armes, University of California, Dept. of Public Health Science, Davis, CA 95616, United States.
Publisher contact information for the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health is: Mdpi Ag, Postfach, Ch-4005 Basel, Switzerland.
Keywords: City:Davis, State:California, Country:United States, Region:North and Central America, Agrochemicals,
This article was prepared by Health & Medicine Week editors from staff and other reports. Copyright 2011, Health & Medicine Week via NewsRx.com.
