Population-based biomonitoring of exposure to organophosphate and pyrethroid pesticides in New York City.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Organophosphates and pyrethroids are the most common classes of insecticides used in the United States. Widespread use of these compounds to control building infestations in New York City (NYC) may have caused higher exposure than in less-urban settings.

Objectives

The objectives of our study were to estimate pesticide exposure reference values for NYC and identify demographic and behavioral characteristics that predict exposures.

Methods

The NYC Health and Nutrition Examination Survey was a population-based, cross-sectional study conducted in 2004 among adults ≥ 20 years of age. It measured urinary concentrations of organophosphate metabolites [dimethylphosphate (DMP), dimethylthiophosphate (DMTP), dimethyldithiophosphate, diethylphosphate, diethylthiophos

SUBMITTER: McKelvey W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3855501 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Nov-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature