Dietary exposure to neonicotinoid insecticides and health risks in the Chinese general population through two consecutive total diet studies

• Published in: Environment international Vol. 135; p. 105399
• Main Authors: Chen, Dawei, Zhang, Yiping, Lv, Bing, Liu, Zhibin, Han, Jiajun, Li, Jingguang, Zhao, Yunfeng, Wu, Yongning
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.02.2020; Elsevier
• Subjects: acetamiprid; adults; adverse effects; average daily intake; beverages; China; chronic exposure; clothianidin; diet study techniques; Dietary exposure; environmental monitoring; food contamination; grains; human health; humans; imidacloprid; Neonicotinoids; Relative potency factor; risk; thiamethoxam; Total diet study; vegetables; China; Neonicotinoids; Total diet study; Dietary exposure; Relative potency factor

•First survey of neonic residues in total dietary samples consumed by Chinese adults.•Health risks of chronic exposure to neonics were investigated for the Chinese population by a TDS.•10 neonics were analyzed in 528 composite dietary samples from two consecutive TDS.•Dietary intake may be one of th...