Potential exposure and health risks of infants following indoor residential pesticide applications

R.A. Fenske, K.G. Black, K.P. Elkner, C.-L. Lee, M.M. Methner and Raimundo Soto

American Journal of Public Health, 1990, vol. 80, issue 6, 689-693

Abstract: Air and surface chlorpyrifos residues were measured for 24 hours following a 0.5 percent Dursban® broadcast application for fleas inside a residence. Two of the three treated rooms were ventilated following application. Maximum air concentrations were measured 3-7 hours post-application. Peak concentrations in the infant breathing zone were 94 μg/m3 in the nonventilated room and 61 μg/m3 in the ventilated room, and were substantially higher than concentrations in the sitting adult breathing zone. Concentrations of approximately 30 μg/m3 were detected in the infant breathing zone 24 hours post-application. Surface residues available through wipe sampling were 0.7-1.6 μg/cm2 of carpet on the day of application and 0.3-0.5 μg/cm2 24 hours post-application. Estimated total absorbed doses for infants were 0.08-0.16 mg/kg on the day of application and 0.04-0.06 mg/kg the day following application, with dermal absorption representing approximately 68 percent of the totals. These doses are 1.2-5.2 times the human No Observable Effect Level (NOEL). Exposures to cholinesterase inhibiting compounds following properly conducted broadcast applications could result in doses at or above the threshold of toxicological response in infants, and should be minimized through appropriate regulatory policy and public education.

Date: 1990
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