Abstract

The long-term goal of this research is to improve exposure assessment methods for epidemiological studies of agricultural pesticide use and cancer.
The specific aims of this research proposal are: 1. To validate a set of geographic-based metrics for exposure assessment to agricultural pesticides using environmental samples of household dust. 2. To evaluate change in predicted land cover for use in a geographic-based exposure metric over a multi-year period. 3. To evaluate how seasonal calculation of a metric for exposure to agricultural chemical use effects potential household exposure. A procedure has been developed for predicting the likelihood that pesticides used in agricultural operations in the vicinity of a residence will be transported to inside the residence. This study is designed to use measurement of agricultural pesticides in household dust to test the validity of the procedure.

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Research Project (R01)
Project #
5R01CA092683-02
Application #
6522822
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (ZRG1-SNEM-2 (02))
Program Officer
Erickson, Burdette (BUD) W
Project Start
2001-09-27
Project End
2005-08-31
Budget Start
2002-09-01
Budget End
2003-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2002
Total Cost
$269,778
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Schools of Veterinary Medicine
DUNS #
112617480
City
Fort Collins
State
CO
Country
United States
Zip Code
80523

  Publications

Ward, Mary H; Colt, Joanne S; Deziel, Nicole C et al. (2014) Residential levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia in California. Environ Health Perspect 122:1110-6
Deziel, Nicole C; Ward, Mary H; Bell, Erin M et al. (2013) Temporal variability of pesticide concentrations in homes and implications for attenuation bias in epidemiologic studies. Environ Health Perspect 121:565-71
Maxwell, Susan K; Airola, Matthew; Nuckols, John R (2010) Using Landsat satellite data to support pesticide exposure assessment in California. Int J Health Geogr 9:46
Metayer, Catherine; Buffler, Patricia A (2008) Residential exposures to pesticides and childhood leukaemia. Radiat Prot Dosimetry 132:212-9
Colt, Joanne S; Gunier, Robert B; Metayer, Catherine et al. (2008) Household vacuum cleaners vs. the high-volume surface sampler for collection of carpet dust samples in epidemiologic studies of children. Environ Health 7:6
Nuckols, John R; Gunier, Robert B; Riggs, Philip et al. (2007) Linkage of the California Pesticide Use Reporting Database with spatial land use data for exposure assessment. Environ Health Perspect 115:684-9
Ward, Mary H; Lubin, Jay; Giglierano, James et al. (2006) Proximity to crops and residential exposure to agricultural herbicides in iowa. Environ Health Perspect 114:893-7