Systematic review of human biomonitoring studies of ethylenethiourea, a urinary biomarker for exposure to dithiocarbamate fungicides.

ABSTRACT: Toxicological and epidemiological studies implicate exposure to dithiocarbamate (DTC) fungicides in adverse health outcomes. However, there is limited information about human exposure to these chemicals. This systematic review determined to which extent human populations worldwide, including children, pregnant women, and adults, are exposed environmentally or occupationally to DTC pesticides and how these exposures compare to the NHANES 2003-2008 population, using urinary ETU data as an outcome measure. PubMed, Embase, and SciFinder were searched using the keywords "ethylenethiourea" or CAS No.: 96-45-7, and urine or urinary. Duplicates and irrelevant studies were removed from the search results based on predetermined exclusion criteria. This screening process identified 17 relevant papers

SUBMITTER: Stadler K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8627121 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature