Dermal exposure assessment to pesticides in farming systems in developing countries: comparison of models
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2015-04-29
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In the field of occupational hygiene, researchers have been working on
developing appropriate methods to estimate human exposure to pesticides in order to
assess the risk and therefore to take the due decisions to improve the pesticide management
process and reduce the health risks. This paper evaluates dermal exposure models to find
the most appropriate. Eight models (i.e., COSHH, DERM, DREAM, EASE, PHED,
RISKOFDERM, STOFFENMANAGER and PFAM) were evaluated according to a multicriteria
analysis and from these results five models (i.e., DERM, DREAM, PHED,
RISKOFDERM and PFAM) were selected for the assessment of dermal exposure in the
case study of the potato farming system in the Andean highlands of Vereda La Hoya,
Colombia. The results show that the models provide different dermal exposure estimations
which are not comparable. However, because of the simplicity of the algorithm and the
specificity of the determinants, the DERM, DREAM and PFAM models were found to be
the most appropriate although their estimations might be more accurate if specific
determinants are included for the case studies in developing countries.
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