Selmi Giuliana da Fontoura Rodrigues, Trapé Angelo Zanaga
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, Brasil.
Cad Saude Publica. 2014 May;30(5):952-60. doi: 10.1590/0102-311x00168312.
Quantification of dermal exposure to pesticides in rural workers, used in risk assessment, can be performed with different techniques such as patches or whole body evaluation. However, the wide variety of methods can jeopardize the process by producing disparate results, depending on the principles in sample collection. A critical review was thus performed on the main techniques for quantifying dermal exposure, calling attention to this issue and the need to establish a single methodology for quantification of dermal exposure in rural workers. Such harmonization of different techniques should help achieve safer and healthier working conditions. Techniques that can provide reliable exposure data are an essential first step towards avoiding harm to workers' health.
用于农村工人农药皮肤暴露风险评估的量化，可以通过不同技术来进行，如贴片法或全身评估法。然而，由于样本采集原则不同，各种各样的方法可能会产生不同的结果，从而危及这一过程。因此，对主要的皮肤暴露量化技术进行了批判性综述，提请关注这一问题以及为农村工人建立单一皮肤暴露量化方法的必要性。不同技术的这种协调应有助于实现更安全、更健康的工作条件。能够提供可靠暴露数据的技术是避免损害工人健康的至关重要的第一步。
