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The potential dermal and respiratory exposure assessment and risk assessment for applicator were performed with cypermethrin EC. The pesticide was applied on a mandarin field using a power sprayer. Gloves were used for the hand exposure assessment, mask for face, and dermal patches for the other parts of the body. Personal air monitor equipped with a XAD-2 resin was used for the respiratory exposure assessment. During the application of cypermethrin in the field, the rate of potential dermal exposure ranged from 28.1 to 58.8 mg/h. The major exposure parts were upper-arms (22.1–24.6%) and legs (thigh and shin, 28.3–29.2%) for females and thigh (21.0–46.9%) and hand (14.9–19.3%) for males. Females were exposed more than males. No exposure was detected from the respiratory monitoring. For risk assessment, the potential dermal exposure (PDE), the absorbable quantity of exposure (AQE), and the margin of safety (MOS) were calculated. Among those four risk assessments, MOS was <1 in only trial I, which indicated any possibility of risk. However, in the others, the possibility of risk was little. Moreover, the safe work time ranged from 3.61 h to 9.69 h.
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This work was supported in part by the Rural Development Administration and Brain Korea 21 project.
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Choi, H., Moon, J., Liu, K. et al. Risk Assessment of Human Exposure to Cypermethrin During Treatment of Mandarin Fields. Arch Environ Contam Toxicol 50, 437–442 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00244-005-1050-3
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