Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment

Airborne residue was collected for 12 h day time (4 h sampling intervals) before and after from a praquat treated field using passive patch samplers (cotton gauge, cellulose filter & PUF patches) and active samplers (quartz filter for particulates & PUF plug for vapor). Paraquat residue was...

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Main Authors: Morshed, Md. Mahbud, Omar, Dzolkhifli, Mohamad, Rosli, Abd. Wahid, Samsuri, M. A. Rahman
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Language:English
Published: Friends Science Publishers 2010
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12979/1/Airborne%20paraquat%20measurement%20and%20its%20exposure%20to%20spray%20operators%20in%20treated%20field%20environment.pdf
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author Morshed, Md. Mahbud
Omar, Dzolkhifli
Mohamad, Rosli
Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
M. A. Rahman,
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Omar, Dzolkhifli
Mohamad, Rosli
Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
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description Airborne residue was collected for 12 h day time (4 h sampling intervals) before and after from a praquat treated field using passive patch samplers (cotton gauge, cellulose filter & PUF patches) and active samplers (quartz filter for particulates & PUF plug for vapor). Paraquat residue was detected by high performance liquidchromatographym (HPLC) with UV detector after extracting the samples according to “NIOSH method 5003” with some modification. Pre-spray measurements by both passive and active sampling showed no detection of paraquat, whereas in post-spray measurement, peak average residue level (15.56 ng cm-2) were detected on cotton gauge patches in first 0−4 h post-spray passive sampling, whereas the average residue levels detected in the second post spray event were not significantly different among the three passives patch samplers. In post spray active sampling, paraquat was detected only on quartz filter samples (not on PUF plug) revealed that in the air paraquat is associated with particles rather than vapour and paraquat air concentration was detected at higher level in first 0−4 h andsharply decline in second 4−8 post-spray period. The highest paraquat air concentration measured during the 25 min spray application at operator’s breathing zone was 125 μg m-3 that was slightly above the TLV (threshold limit value) and REL (recommended exposure limit) (100 μg m-3) of ACIGH (American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists) andNIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, 1994). In addition, potential dermal and inhalation exposure dose (theoretically) estimated by extrapolating air residue data showed higher value than the proposed aacceptable operator exposure level (0.0005 mg kg-1 day-1).
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spelling upm.eprints-129792015-10-20T23:43:15Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12979/ Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment Morshed, Md. Mahbud Omar, Dzolkhifli Mohamad, Rosli Abd. Wahid, Samsuri M. A. Rahman, Airborne residue was collected for 12 h day time (4 h sampling intervals) before and after from a praquat treated field using passive patch samplers (cotton gauge, cellulose filter & PUF patches) and active samplers (quartz filter for particulates & PUF plug for vapor). Paraquat residue was detected by high performance liquidchromatographym (HPLC) with UV detector after extracting the samples according to “NIOSH method 5003” with some modification. Pre-spray measurements by both passive and active sampling showed no detection of paraquat, whereas in post-spray measurement, peak average residue level (15.56 ng cm-2) were detected on cotton gauge patches in first 0−4 h post-spray passive sampling, whereas the average residue levels detected in the second post spray event were not significantly different among the three passives patch samplers. In post spray active sampling, paraquat was detected only on quartz filter samples (not on PUF plug) revealed that in the air paraquat is associated with particles rather than vapour and paraquat air concentration was detected at higher level in first 0−4 h andsharply decline in second 4−8 post-spray period. The highest paraquat air concentration measured during the 25 min spray application at operator’s breathing zone was 125 μg m-3 that was slightly above the TLV (threshold limit value) and REL (recommended exposure limit) (100 μg m-3) of ACIGH (American Conference of Government Industrial Hygienists) andNIOSH (National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health, 1994). In addition, potential dermal and inhalation exposure dose (theoretically) estimated by extrapolating air residue data showed higher value than the proposed aacceptable operator exposure level (0.0005 mg kg-1 day-1). Friends Science Publishers 2010 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/12979/1/Airborne%20paraquat%20measurement%20and%20its%20exposure%20to%20spray%20operators%20in%20treated%20field%20environment.pdf Morshed, Md. Mahbud and Omar, Dzolkhifli and Mohamad, Rosli and Abd. Wahid, Samsuri and M. A. Rahman, (2010) Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment. International Journal of Agriculture and Biology, 12 (5). pp. 679-684. ISSN 1560-8530; ESSN: 1814–9596
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Omar, Dzolkhifli
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Abd. Wahid, Samsuri
M. A. Rahman,
Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title_full Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title_fullStr Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title_full_unstemmed Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title_short Airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
title_sort airborne paraquat measurement and its exposure to spray operators in treated field environment
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