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http://pubs.acs.org/cen/news/8242/8242notw3.html

October 18, 2004

Volume 82, Number 42

p. 10

RISK ASSESSMENT

CHEMICAL EXPOSURE AND CHILDREN

Industry trade group helps fund studies of pesticides, other

chemicals

BETTE HILEMAN

EXPOSURE A child of migrant workers in Florida plays with a

pesticide spray bottle.

LONNY SHAVELSON

/PICTUREDESK INTL.

A team of government researchers, with support from the American

Chemistry Council (ACC), is starting a project to determine how

children come into contact with pesticides and other chemicals in

their homes. Data from the study are important because chemical

regulations are often written to protect children but little is

known about their actual exposure levels.

The chemicals to be measured include pesticides, phthalates,

brominated diphenyl ethers (flame retardants), and perfluorinated

chemicals.

Researchers from EPA, the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention,

and Florida's Duval County Health Department will participate in the

project, which will involve 60 children, from birth to three years

of age, all from Duval County.

" This study will help us to identify the potential exposure routes

and pathways of these chemicals and provide real-life data that can

be used to improve risk assessments for children, " says S.

Sheldon, acting director of EPA's Human Exposure & Atmospheric

Sciences Division.

On Oct. 12, ACC signed a ative Research & Development

Agreement with EPA, under which the trade group will provide $2.1

million to support the $9 million study. Because of ACC's

contribution, the researchers are able to expand the chemicals

monitored beyond pesticides. " By joining forces to encourage and

incubate state-of-the-art research, we help protect public health

now and in the future, " ACC President Reilly says.

The children chosen to participate must live in homes with

potentially high pesticide use. Their parents must agree to spray or

have pesticides sprayed inside their homes routinely during the two-

year study period, and will receive up to $970 for participating.

The homes and children will be monitored five or six times during

the study for exposure levels before and after pesticide

applications. Chemical concentrations will be measured in air, dust,

and urine samples, and by analyzing chemicals absorbed in clothing.

Chemical & Engineering News

ISSN 0009-2347

Copyright © 2004

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