Migrant Farmworkers' Exposure to Pesticides in Sonora, Mexico.

ABSTRACT: Expanding agribusiness in Sonora, a state in Northern Mexico, has increased the demand for temporary migrant agricultural workers. Sonora is one of the top states in Mexico for pesticide utilization. We conducted an exploratory study to evaluate exposure to organophosphate (OP) and pyrethroid pesticides among migrant farmworkers. A sample of 20 migrant farmworkers was recruited from a large commercial grape farm during the harvest season. We administered a questionnaire on work activities, exposure characteristics, and socio-demographics. We collected urine samples to quantify pesticide metabolite concentrations. Most participants were originally from the state of Chiapas, Mexico, none had completed high school, and about half spoke an indigenous language as well as Spanish. The majority o

SUBMITTER: Lopez-Galvez N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6313604 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature