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| B CurwinSummaryAffiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Country: USA Publications
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Urinary and hand wipe pesticide levels among farmers and nonfarmers in IowaBrian D Curwin
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 15:500-8. 2005..The majority of the hand wipe samples were nondetectable. However, detection of atrazine in the hand wipes was significantly associated with urinary levels of atrazine above the median (P-value <0.01)...- Pesticide contamination inside farm and nonfarm homesBrian D Curwin
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R 14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 2:357-67. 2005..These herbicides are not applied in or around the home but they appear to be getting into the home para-occupationally. For agricultural pesticides, take-home exposure may be an important source of home contamination... - Urinary pesticide concentrations among children, mothers and fathers living in farm and non-farm households in iowaBrian D Curwin
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies Cincinnati, OH, USA
Ann Occup Hyg 51:53-65. 2007..There were generally good correlations for urinary metabolite levels among members of the same family... 
Comparison of immunoassay and HPLC-MS/MS used to measure urinary metabolites of atrazine, metolachlor, and chlorpyrifos from farmers and non-farmers in IowaBrian D Curwin
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20:205-12. 2010..0015-0.0039 microg l(-1), 0.12-0.16 microg l(-1), and 2.9-3.0 microg l(-1), respectively. Immunoassays tend to be cheaper and faster than HPLC-MS/MS, however, they may result in an upward bias of urinary pesticide metabolite levels...- Exposure characterization of metal oxide nanoparticles in the workplaceBrian Curwin
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies, Cincinnati, Ohio 45226, USA
J Occup Environ Hyg 8:580-7. 2011..1 and 1 μm. The greatest potential for exposure to workers occurred during the handling process. However, the exposure is occurring at levels that are well below established and proposed limits... - Pesticide dose estimates for children of Iowa farmers and non-farmersBrian D Curwin
Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway, MS R 14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Environ Res 105:307-15. 2007..Doses were similar for male and female children. A trend of decreasing dose with increasing age was observed for chlorpyrifos... - Nicotine exposure and decontamination on tobacco harvesters' handsBrian D Curwin
Industrywide Studies Branch, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 4676 Columbia Parkway MSR 14, Cincinnati, OH 45226, USA
Ann Occup Hyg 49:407-13. 2005..012). A substantial amount of nicotine was transferred to the hands, but washing with soap and water in the field significantly reduced nicotine levels by an average of 96% (P < 0.0001)... - Acephate exposure and decontamination on tobacco harvesters' handsBrian D Curwin
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, Industrywide Studies Branch, 4676 Columbia Parkway MS R 14, Cincinnati Ohio 45226, USA
J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 13:203-10. 2003..0001) with levels reduced by 96%. A substantial amount of acephate was transferred to the hands, and while hand washing significantly reduced the amount of residue on the hands, not all residue was removed... - Pesticide use and practices in an Iowa farm family pesticide exposure studyB Curwin
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
J Agric Saf Health 8:423-33. 2002..In addition to providing a description of pesticide use, the data presented here will be useful in evaluating potential contributing factors to household pesticide contamination and family exposure... 
Surface sampling methods for Bacillus anthracis spore contaminationWayne T Sanderson
Centers for Desease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA
Emerg Infect Dis 8:1145-51. 2002..Wipe samples collected after HEPA vacuum samples and HEPA vacuum samples collected after wipe samples indicated that neither method completely removed spores from the sampled surfaces...