Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA.
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol. 2013 Jul;23(4):356-62. doi: 10.1038/jes.2012.113. Epub 2013 Jan 16.
Chlorpyrifos (CPF) is applied seasonally in Egypt by adolescent agricultural workers and the extent of occupational exposure and the potential for environmental CPF exposure in this population is poorly understood. Adolescent pesticide applicators (n=57; 12-21 years of age) and age-matched non-applicators (n=38) from the same villages were followed for 10 months in 2010, spanning pre-application through post-application. Eight urine and five blood samples were collected from participants within this time period. Blood acetylcholinesterase and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE; exposure/effect biomarker) and urine 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy; exposure biomarker) were used to assess occupational CPF exposures in pesticide applicators and environmental exposures in non-applicators. Applicators demonstrated significantly higher TCPy concentration and BChE depression than non-applicators throughout CPF application. This difference persisted for 4-7 weeks after the cessation of agricultural spraying. However, both groups exhibited significantly elevated TCPy and depressed BChE, compared with their respective baseline. The peak TCPy levels during the spray season (95% confidence interval (CI)) for non-applicators and applicators reached 16.8 (9.87-28.5) and 137 (57.4-329) ug/g creatinine, respectively. BChE levels (95% CIs) during the spray were as follows: 1.47 (1.28-1.68) for non-applicators and 0.47 (0.24-0.94) U/ml for applicators. The longitudinal assessment of CPF biomarkers provided robust measures of exposure and effect throughout CPF application in adolescents and revealed significant exposures in both applicators and non-applicators. Biomarker data in the non-applicators, which mirrored that of the applicators, indicated that non-applicators received environmental CPF exposures. This suggests that similar exposures may occur in other residents of this region during periods of pesticide application.
在埃及,氯吡硫磷(CPF)被季节性地应用于青少年农业工人,他们的职业暴露程度以及该人群中环境 CPF 暴露的潜在情况了解甚少。2010 年,我们对来自同一村庄的 57 名青少年农药施用者(12-21 岁)和 38 名年龄匹配的非施用者进行了为期 10 个月的随访,随访时间跨越了施药前、施药中和施药后。在此期间,从参与者身上采集了 8 份尿液和 5 份血液样本。利用血液乙酰胆碱酯酶和丁酰胆碱酯酶(BChE;暴露/效应生物标志物)和尿液中的 3,5,6-三氯-2-吡啶醇(TCPy;暴露生物标志物)来评估农药施用者的职业 CPF 暴露和非施用者的环境 CPF 暴露。在 CPF 施用期间,施用者的 TCPy 浓度和 BChE 抑制均显著高于非施用者。这种差异在农业喷雾停止后持续了 4-7 周。然而,与各自的基线相比,两组的 TCPy 和 BChE 均显著升高。非施用者和施用者在喷雾季节的 TCPy 峰值水平(95%置信区间(CI))分别达到 16.8(9.87-28.5)和 137(57.4-329)μg/g 肌酐。喷雾期间 BChE 水平(95%CI)如下:非施用者为 1.47(1.28-1.68),施用者为 0.47(0.24-0.94)U/ml。CPF 生物标志物的纵向评估在青少年 CPF 施用期间提供了暴露和效应的有力衡量标准,并显示了施用者和非施用者均存在显著暴露。非施用者的生物标志物数据与施用者相似,表明非施用者接触了环境 CPF。这表明,在该地区的其他居民在使用农药期间,可能会发生类似的暴露情况。