Gladen B C, Sandler D P, Zahm S H, Kamel F, Rowland A S, Alavanja M C
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709, USA.
Am J Ind Med. 1998 Dec;34(6):581-7. doi: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199812)34:6<581::aid-ajim6>3.0.co;2-u.
Families of farmer pesticide applicators have unusual opportunities for exposure, directly or indirectly, to pesticides. These exposures are not well characterized.
Subjects were 26,793 licensed private pesticide applicators enrolled in the Agricultural Health Study, a cohort study being conducted in Iowa and North Carolina. Questionnaires were completed by the applicators and their spouses.
Many indirect exposure opportunities exist; for example, 21% of homes are within 50 yards of pesticide mixing areas, 27% of applicators store pesticides in their homes, and 94% of clothing worn for pesticide work is washed in the same machine as other laundry. Direct exposure opportunities also occur; for example, 51% of wives of applicators worked in the fields in the last growing season, 40% of wives have ever mixed or applied pesticides, and over half of children aged 11 or more do farm chores.
DISCUSSION/CONCLUSIONS: The extent of the opportunities for exposure of family members of farmer pesticide applicators makes studies of their health important.
农民农药施用者的家庭成员有非同寻常的机会直接或间接地接触农药。这些接触情况尚未得到充分描述。
研究对象为26793名获得许可的私人农药施用者，他们参与了农业健康研究，这是一项在爱荷华州和北卡罗来纳州进行的队列研究。问卷由施用者及其配偶填写。
存在许多间接接触机会；例如，21%的家庭位于农药混合区域50码范围内，27%的施用者在家中储存农药，94%用于农药作业的衣物与其他衣物在同一台洗衣机中清洗。直接接触机会也会出现；例如，51%的施用者的妻子在上一个生长季节在田间劳作，40%的妻子曾混合或施用农药，超过一半的11岁及以上儿童做农活。
讨论/结论：农民农药施用者家庭成员的接触机会程度使得对他们的健康进行研究很重要。
