Selected pesticide residues or metabolites in blood and urine specimens from a general population survey.

摘要: The National Center for Health Statistics collaborated with the Human Monitoring Program of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in a four-year study to assess exposure general population selected pesticides through analysis blood serum and urine specimens. Specimens were collected on national probability half sample persons 12-74 years age from 64 locations across United States comprising areas Second Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES II) analyzed organochlorine, carbamate, chlorophenoxy organophosphorus pesticides. Medical, nutritional pesticide usage data are also available each person. Preliminary results analyses indicate that is being exposed some these types Since 1970, EPA has conducted sampling human adipose tissue. obtained survey design representative organochlorine toxic chemicals. Findings 1978 Medical both surveys have yielded no overt correlations between health effects residue levels. More intensive statistical underway investigate possible existence more subtle relationships.