Occurrence of pesticide residues in indoor dust of farmworker households across Europe and Argentina.

DOI
Publisher DOI
PubMed ID
37838044
Abstract
Pesticides are widely used as plant protection products (PPPs) in farming systems to preserve crops against pests, weeds, and fungal diseases. Indoor dust can act as a chemical repository revealing occurrence of pesticides in the indoor environment at the time of sampling and the (recent) past. This in turn provides information on the exposure of humans to pesticides in their homes. In the present study, part of the Horizon 2020 funded SPRINT project, the presence of 198 pesticide residues was assessed in 128 indoor dust samples from both conventional and organic farmworker households across Europe, and in Argentina. Mixtures of pesticide residues were found in all dust samples (25-121, min-max; 75, median). Concentrations varied in a wide range (<0.01 ng/g-206 μg/g), with glyphosate and its degradation product AMPA, permethrin, cypermethrin and piperonyl butoxide found in highest levels. Regarding the type of pesticides, insecticides showed significantly higher levels than herbicides and fungicides. Indoor dust samples related to organic farms showed a significantly lower number of residues, total and individual concentrations than those related to conventional farms. Some pesticides found in indoor dust were no longer approved ones (29 %), with acute/chronic hazards to human health (32 %) and with environmental toxicity (21 %).
Date Issued
2023-12-20
Publication Type
Article
Subject(s)
Subjects
Fungicides Herbicides Indoor dust Insecticides Organic/conventional farming system Plant protection products
Language(s)
en
Author(s)
Navarro, Irene
de la Torre, Adrián
Sanz, Paloma
Baldi, Isabelle
Harkes, Paula
Huerta-Lwanga, Esperanza
Nørgaard, Trine
Glavan, Matjaž
Pasković, Igor
Pasković, Marija Polić
Abrantes, Nelson
Campos, Isabel
Alcon, Francisco
Contreras, Josefina
Hofman, Jakub
Vested, Anne
Bureau, Mathilde
Aparicio, Virginia
Mandrioli, Daniele
Sgargi, Daria
Mol, Hans
Geissen, Violette
Silva, Vera
Martínez, María Ángeles
Additional Credits
Journal
The Science of the total environment
Publisher
Elsevier
ISSN
1879-1026
Access(Rights)
open.access
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