Exposures of children to neonicotinoids in pine wilt disease control areas

• Ikenaka, Yoshinori

• Miyabara, Yuichi

• Ichise, Takahiro

• Nakayama, Shouta

• Nimako, Collins

• Ishizuka, Mayumi

• Tohyama, Chiharu

抄録

Neonicotinoid insecticides that have been on the market since 1992 have been used globally including in Japan. Because they are sprayed over forests and agricultural areas, inadvertent toxicity in nontarget insects (especially honey bees) and humans is a matter of public concern. However, information on exposure levels and potential health impacts of neonicotinoids in children living around sprayed areas is scarce. Thus, we determined neonicotinoid exposure levels in children living in communities where thiacloprid was used to control pine wilt disease. A total of 46 children (23 males and 23 females) were recruited for the present study, and informed written consent was obtained from their guardians. Urine specimens were collected before, during, and after insecticide spraying events; and atmospheric particulate matter was also collected. Concentrations of thiacloprid and 6 other neonicotinoid compounds were determined in urine samples and in atmospheric particulate matter specimens using liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry. In urine specimens, thiacloprid concentrations were <0.13 mu g/L and were detectable in approximately 30% of all samples. Concentrations of the other neonicotinoids, N-dm-acetamiprid, thiamethoxam, dinotefuran, and clothianidin, were 18.7, 1.92, 72.3, and 6.02 mu g/L, respectively. Estimated daily intakes of these neonicotinoids were then calculated from urinary levels; although the estimated daily intakes of the neonicotinoids were lower than current acceptable daily intake values, the children were found to be exposed to multiple neonicotinoids on a daily basis. Environ Toxicol Chem 2019;38:71-79. (c) 2018 SETAC

収録刊行物

• Environmental toxicology and chemistry

  Environmental toxicology and chemistry 38 (1), 71-79, 2019-01

  John Wiley & Sons

キーワード

• Insecticide
• Hazard/risk assessment
• Pesticide risk assessment
• Pesticide
• Neonicotinoid
• Children
• Estimated daily intake

詳細情報

• CRID: 1050845764199734144
• NII論文ID: 120006776813
• HANDLE: 2115/76482
• ISSN: 07307268
• 本文言語コード: en
• 資料種別: journal article
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