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HERO ID
1598053
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Probabilistic assessment of the cumulative dietary exposure of the population of Denmark to endocrine disrupting pesticides
Author(s)
Jensen, BH; Petersen, A; Christiansen, S; Boberg, J; Axelstad, M; Herrmann, SS; Poulsen, ME; Hass, U
Year
2013
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Food and Chemical Toxicology
ISSN:
0278-6915
EISSN:
1873-6351
Volume
55
Page Numbers
113-120
Language
English
PMID
23333574
DOI
10.1016/j.fct.2013.01.002
Web of Science Id
WOS:000317536900015
Abstract
The four pesticides epoxiconazole, prochloraz, procymidone and tebuconazole, are commonly used pesticides, all suspected of acting as endocrine disrupters. In the present study, we assessed the acute cumulative dietary exposure to the women of child bearing age and the general population of Denmark to these pesticides from the intake of fruit and vegetables. The assessment was carried out using the probabilistic approach combined with the relative potency factor (RPF) approach. Residue data for prochloraz, procymidone, and tebuconazole were obtained from the Danish monitoring programme 2006-2009, while residue data for epoxiconazole were obtained from the Swedish monitoring programme carried out in the period 2007-2009. Food consumption data were obtained from the Danish nationwide dietary survey conducted in 2000-2002. Relative potency factors for the four pesticides were obtained from rat studies. Prochloraz was used as the index compound. All four pesticides increased nipple retention in male offspring, and epoxiconazole, prochloraz, and tebuconazole also increased the gestation period in pregnant rat dams. For women of childbearing age, the high-end cumulative exposure (99.9th percentile) was calculated to 9% of the Adjusted Reference Value (ARV) for the effect on nipple retention and to 1% of the ARV for the effect on increased gestation period. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Keywords
Cumulative dietary exposure; Probabilistic modelling; Endocrine disrupting pesticides; Relative potency factor
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