Hazard-ranking of agricultural pesticides for chronic health effects in Yuma County, Arizona.

ABSTRACT: With thousands of pesticides registered by the United States Environmental Protection Agency, it not feasible to sample for all pesticides applied in agricultural communities. Hazard-ranking pesticides based on use, toxicity, and exposure potential can help prioritize community-specific pesticide hazards. This study applied hazard-ranking schemes for cancer, endocrine disruption, and reproductive/developmental toxicity in Yuma County, Arizona. An existing cancer hazard-ranking scheme was modified, and novel schemes for endocrine disruption and reproductive/developmental toxicity were developed to rank pesticide hazards. The hazard-ranking schemes accounted for pesticide use, toxicity, and exposure potential based on chemical properties of each pesticide. Pesticides were ranked as hazards w

SUBMITTER: Sugeng AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3769516 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature