Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM
Introduction: An assessment of dermal exposure to pesticide mixtures among sprayers was made as a function of crop type, in four agricultural subsectors in Malaysia. Methods: The potential and actual dermal exposures for 160 pesticide sprayers performing pesticide spraying task were estimated by usi...
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| author | Mustafa Udin, Nurulain Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah How, Vivien Zainal Abidin, Emilia |
| author_facet | Mustafa Udin, Nurulain Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah How, Vivien Zainal Abidin, Emilia |
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| description | Introduction: An assessment of dermal exposure to pesticide mixtures among sprayers was made as a function of crop type, in four agricultural subsectors in Malaysia. Methods: The potential and actual dermal exposures for 160 pesticide sprayers performing pesticide spraying task were estimated by using Dermal Exposure Assessment Method (DREAM). Results: Results showed that there was significant difference between nationality (p<0.001), highest education (p<0.001), monthly income (p=0.002), body mass index (p<0.001) and smoking habit (p<0.001) distributions of sprayers in different agriculture subsectors. Various types of pesticides were used by respondents, where class II (moderately hazardous) and class III (slightly hazardous) pesticides were the most frequently used pesticides. There was a significant difference in both tPDE (χ2 = 118.093, p<0.001) and tADE (χ2 = 84.980, p<0.001) between different agricultural sectors, where the prominent high tPDE was observed among paddy pesticide sprayers (151.39 ± 22.64 DU) while lowest exposure was recorded among oil palm plantation sprayers (47.67 ± 18.47 DU). Conclusion: Based on DREAM exposure categories, majority of the pesticide sprayers (68.9%) working in paddy farming were exposed in low dermal exposure while 26.7% of respondents were exposed to moderate exposure. Pesticide sprayers in other agriculture sectors were exposed to very low to low exposure level. Dermal exposure distributions on body parts were varied between sectors, influenced by several factors such as crop type, height, and spraying methods. |
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| spelling | upm.eprints-764362020-02-04T04:52:55Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76436/ Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM Mustafa Udin, Nurulain Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah How, Vivien Zainal Abidin, Emilia Introduction: An assessment of dermal exposure to pesticide mixtures among sprayers was made as a function of crop type, in four agricultural subsectors in Malaysia. Methods: The potential and actual dermal exposures for 160 pesticide sprayers performing pesticide spraying task were estimated by using Dermal Exposure Assessment Method (DREAM). Results: Results showed that there was significant difference between nationality (p<0.001), highest education (p<0.001), monthly income (p=0.002), body mass index (p<0.001) and smoking habit (p<0.001) distributions of sprayers in different agriculture subsectors. Various types of pesticides were used by respondents, where class II (moderately hazardous) and class III (slightly hazardous) pesticides were the most frequently used pesticides. There was a significant difference in both tPDE (χ2 = 118.093, p<0.001) and tADE (χ2 = 84.980, p<0.001) between different agricultural sectors, where the prominent high tPDE was observed among paddy pesticide sprayers (151.39 ± 22.64 DU) while lowest exposure was recorded among oil palm plantation sprayers (47.67 ± 18.47 DU). Conclusion: Based on DREAM exposure categories, majority of the pesticide sprayers (68.9%) working in paddy farming were exposed in low dermal exposure while 26.7% of respondents were exposed to moderate exposure. Pesticide sprayers in other agriculture sectors were exposed to very low to low exposure level. Dermal exposure distributions on body parts were varied between sectors, influenced by several factors such as crop type, height, and spraying methods. Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia 2019 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76436/1/2019121207355211_MJMHS_0444.pdf Mustafa Udin, Nurulain and Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah and How, Vivien and Zainal Abidin, Emilia (2019) Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 15 (SP4). pp. 76-84. ISSN 1675-8544; ESSN: 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2019121207355211_MJMHS_0444.pdf |
| spellingShingle | Mustafa Udin, Nurulain Syed Ismail, Sharifah Norkhadijah How, Vivien Zainal Abidin, Emilia Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title | Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title_full | Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title_fullStr | Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title_short | Dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in Malaysia: observational method using DREAM |
| title_sort | dermal exposure to pesticides among sprayers in different agriculture subsectors in malaysia observational method using dream |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76436/1/2019121207355211_MJMHS_0444.pdf |
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