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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 18.
Published in final edited form as: J Occup Environ Med. 2012 Sep;54(9):10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825902f5. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825902f5

Table 3.

Number of practices recommended as part of WPS pesticide-safety training and urinary DMTPa and house dust levels of AZMb among farm workers

NUMBER OF PRACTICESc Adult DMTPa Child DMTPa HOUSE DUST AZMb
N = 95d GMe GMe N = 53 GMe
N ug/ L p-value ug/ L p-value N ng/ g p-value
0 – 2 practices 14 75.3 0.77 14.4 0.76 10 522.5 0.60
3 – 4 practices 39 71.0 0.77 13.7 0.51 19 676.6 0.99
5 – 6 practices 42 65.2 Ref 15.6 Ref 24 675.6 Ref
a

dimethylthiophosphate

b

azinphos-methyl

c

WPS home protective practices included: removing shoes/boots before entering home, changing out of work clothes within one hour, washing work clothes after wearing once, washing work clothes separately from family laundry, showering at home within one hour, and not holding children while wearing work clothes.

d

DMTP values are from 95 adults and 94 children that provided urine samples

e

geometric mean based on generalized estimating equations