Exposure to pesticides : pt 2 The cultivation of roses in greenhouses
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On 18 farms for rose culture in greenhouses in The Netherlands dermal exposure of hands and forearms to abamectin, dodemorph and bupirimate during crop activities has been measured. Furthermore, dermal exposure of hands and forearms to abamectin and dodemorph during application by high-volume spraying has been measured. Dermal exposure to abamectin, dodemorph and bupirimate during cutting by 75 workers in total is respectively 13 microg/h, 1.8 mg/h and 2.2 mg/h (geometric mean; activity ingredient). During sorting and bundling of roses by respectively 21 and 30 workers, dermal exposure to abamectin and dodemorph is 18 microg/h and 1.9 mg/h. An indicative prevalence of handeczema of 14% was found in 50 workers using a validated questionnaire and an additional interview. A health risk evaluation of the observed levels of dermal exposure after re-entry of greenhouses leads to the conclusion that a health risk may exist, especially after high application doses of relatively toxic pesticides with good skin penetrating properties.
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TNO Identifier
162211
ISSN
0921-9218
ISBN
90-5307-225-X
Publisher
Ministerie van Sociale Zaken en Werkgelegenheid
Collation
26 p.
Place of publication
Den Haag