Integrating NHANES and toxicity forecaster data to compare pesticide exposure and bioactivity by farmwork history and US citizenship.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Farmworkers in the United States, especially migrant workers, face unique barriers to healthcare and have documented disparities in health outcomes. Exposure to pesticides, especially those persistent in the environment, may contribute to these health disparities.

Objective

Quantify differences in pesticide exposure bioactivity by farmworker category and US citizenship status.

Methods

We queried the National Health and Nutrition Examination Study (NHANES) from 1999-2014 for pesticide exposure biomarker concentrations among farmworkers and non-farmworkers by citizenship status. We combined this with toxicity assay data from the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) Toxicity Forecaster (ToxCast). We estimated adverse biological effects that occur acros

SUBMITTER: Forte CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10799167 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature