Assessment of children’s exposure to currently used pesticides in wallonia, Belgium

peer reviewed ; In spring 2016, a study was carried out to characterize currently used pesticide (CUP) exposure among children living in Wallonia (Belgium). Pesticides were measured in both first morning urine voids of 258 children aged from 9 to 12 years and in ambient air collected close to the children’s schools. Out of the 46 pesticides measured in the air, 19 were detected with frequencies varying between 11 % and 100 %, and mean levels ranging from < 0.04 to 2.37 ng/m³. Only 3 parent pesticides were found in 1–10% of the urine samples, while all the metabolites analyzed were positivel... Mehr ...