Quantified activity pattern data from 6 to 27-month-old farmworker children for use in exposure assessment

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 108; no. 2; pp. 239 - 246
• Main Authors: Beamer, Paloma, Key, Maya E., Ferguson, Alesia C., Canales, Robert A., Auyeung, Willa, Leckie, James O.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier Inc 01.10.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Activity patterns; Agriculture; Biological and medical sciences; Child Behavior; Child, Preschool; Dermal exposure; Environmental Exposure - analysis; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Environmental Pollution - analysis; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant Behavior; Male; Medical sciences; Mouthing behavior; Non-dietary ingestion exposure; Pesticide exposure; Pesticides - analysis; Pesticides, fertilizers and other agrochemicals toxicology; Pilot Projects; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Toxicology; Video translation; Videotape Recording; United States; North America; America; Dermal exposure; Pesticide exposure; Mouthing behavior; Non-dietary ingestion exposure; Video translation; Activity patterns; Human; Observational study; Pesticides; Oral administration; Infant; Exposure; Eating disorder; Video recording; Feeding; Ingestion; Percutaneous route; Pica; Behavior; Farmer; Child; Public health; Topical administration

This study was conducted to describe exposure prone behaviors of infants and toddlers in the farmworker community. Analysis of hand and mouth contact frequencies and durations aids understanding of how children interact with their environment and are exposed via contact with surfaces. All 23 partici...