Exposure to Airborne Pesticides and Its Residue in Blood Serum of Paddy Farmers in Malaysia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pesticides manage pests and diseases in agriculture, but they harm the health of agricultural workers. Concentrations of thirteen pesticides were determined in personal air and blood serum of 85 paddy farmers and 85 non-farmers, thereafter associated with health symptoms.

Method

Samples were analyzed using ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UHPLC-MS/MS).

Results

The median concentration of pesticides in personal air samples ranged from 10.69 to 188.49 ng/m³ for farmers and from 5.79 to 73.66 ng/m³ for non-farmers. The median concentration of pesticides in blood serum was from 58.27 to 210.12 ng/mL for farmers and 47.83 to 62.74 ng/mL for non-farmers. Concentration of eleven pesticides in personal air

SUBMITTER: Rudzi SK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9180057 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature