Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina
Agricultural use of pesticides continues to rise globally. Argentina ranks fifth in use. While pesticides help yields, they also pose risks to human health and the environment. Indoor dust can present high pesticide concentrations, raising concerns about chronic exposure in non-farming households. S...
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| author | Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Kaseker, Jessica Scheepers, Paul Alaoui, Abdallah Figueiredo, Daniel Mol, Hans Silva, Vera Harkes, Paula Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo Geissen, Violette Costa, Jose Luis |
| author_browse | Alaoui, Abdallah Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Costa, Jose Luis Figueiredo, Daniel Geissen, Violette Harkes, Paula Kaseker, Jessica Mol, Hans Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo Scheepers, Paul Silva, Vera |
| author_facet | Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Kaseker, Jessica Scheepers, Paul Alaoui, Abdallah Figueiredo, Daniel Mol, Hans Silva, Vera Harkes, Paula Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo Geissen, Violette Costa, Jose Luis |
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| description | Agricultural use of pesticides continues to rise globally. Argentina ranks fifth in use. While pesticides help yields, they also pose risks to human health and the environment. Indoor dust can present high pesticide concentrations, raising concerns about chronic exposure in non-farming households. Studies of pesticides in indoor dust are few worldwide. This pioneering study aimed to identify and/or quantify for the first time pesticide occurrence in indoor dust from urban residences in the Pampas Region, southeast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Pesticide residues in indoor dust from 48 non-agricultural homes in the Pampas plain region were analysed. Study participants completed questionnaires on household demographics, pet ownership, pesticide use, gardening, and habits like leaving shoes outside. We detected 41 out of 49 targeted pesticides, including metabolites and banned compounds. Seven of the 49 tested are dual-use compounds (i.e. pesticide & biocide or veterinary applications). The synergist piperonyl butoxide, the dual-use imidacloprid, and “agricultural only” pesticides carbaryl, glyphosate, and atrazine were detected in all dust samples. Glyphosate, 2,4-D, atrazine, imidacloprid, carbaryl, tetramethrin, and piperonyl butoxide had maximum concentrations exceeding 1, 000 μg kg−1. Complex mixtures of up to 32 residues were found per sample. Questionnaire responses revealed that most participants brought shoes inside (60 %), almost all had pets (93 %), and 51 % had used flea repellents (mainly imidacloprid and fipronil). Approximately 48 % reported pesticide use in the past year, and 19 % reported exposure via their (non-farmer) jobs, e.g., via disinfection and weeding. These findings highlight the prevalence of pesticide residues in residential settings and the need for further research on long-term exposure and risks. Improved tracking of agricultural, household, and mixed-use pesticide applications is crucial, particularly in regions heavily reliant on agriculture. |
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| spelling | INTA219992025-04-23T10:18:32Z Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Kaseker, Jessica Scheepers, Paul Alaoui, Abdallah Figueiredo, Daniel Mol, Hans Silva, Vera Harkes, Paula Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo Geissen, Violette Costa, Jose Luis Herbicidas Insecticidas Fungicidas Polvo (contaminante) Contaminación Peligro para la Salud Argentina Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Dust Contamination Health Hazards Agricultural use of pesticides continues to rise globally. Argentina ranks fifth in use. While pesticides help yields, they also pose risks to human health and the environment. Indoor dust can present high pesticide concentrations, raising concerns about chronic exposure in non-farming households. Studies of pesticides in indoor dust are few worldwide. This pioneering study aimed to identify and/or quantify for the first time pesticide occurrence in indoor dust from urban residences in the Pampas Region, southeast of Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. Pesticide residues in indoor dust from 48 non-agricultural homes in the Pampas plain region were analysed. Study participants completed questionnaires on household demographics, pet ownership, pesticide use, gardening, and habits like leaving shoes outside. We detected 41 out of 49 targeted pesticides, including metabolites and banned compounds. Seven of the 49 tested are dual-use compounds (i.e. pesticide & biocide or veterinary applications). The synergist piperonyl butoxide, the dual-use imidacloprid, and “agricultural only” pesticides carbaryl, glyphosate, and atrazine were detected in all dust samples. Glyphosate, 2,4-D, atrazine, imidacloprid, carbaryl, tetramethrin, and piperonyl butoxide had maximum concentrations exceeding 1, 000 μg kg−1. Complex mixtures of up to 32 residues were found per sample. Questionnaire responses revealed that most participants brought shoes inside (60 %), almost all had pets (93 %), and 51 % had used flea repellents (mainly imidacloprid and fipronil). Approximately 48 % reported pesticide use in the past year, and 19 % reported exposure via their (non-farmer) jobs, e.g., via disinfection and weeding. These findings highlight the prevalence of pesticide residues in residential settings and the need for further research on long-term exposure and risks. Improved tracking of agricultural, household, and mixed-use pesticide applications is crucial, particularly in regions heavily reliant on agriculture. EEA Balcarce Fil: Aparicio, Virginia Carolina. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina Fil: Kaseker, Jessica. Federal University of Santa Maria. Soils Department; Brasil Fil: Scheepers, Paul. Radboud University. Radboud Institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences; Países Bajos Fil: Alaoui, Abdallah. University of Bern. Institute of Geography; Suiza Fil: Figueiredo, Daniel M. Utrecht University. Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences, Population Health Sciences; Países Bajos Fil: Mol, Hans. Wageningen Food Safety Research – part of Wageningen University & Research; Países Bajos Fil: Silva, Vera. Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University & Research; Países Bajos Fil: Harkes, Paula. Soil Physics and Land Management Group, Wageningen University & Research; Países Bajos Fil: Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo. Federal University of Santa Maria. Soils Department; Brasil Fil: Geissen, Violette. Wageningen University & Research. Soil Physics and Land Management Group; Países Bajos Fil: Costa, José Luis. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Estación Experimental Agropecuaria Balcarce; Argentina 2025-04-23T10:13:19Z 2025-04-23T10:13:19Z 2025-05 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21999 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125005810 0269-7491 (Print) 1873-6424(Online) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126208 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf Elsevier Environmental Pollution 373 : 126208 (May 2025) |
| spellingShingle | Herbicidas Insecticidas Fungicidas Polvo (contaminante) Contaminación Peligro para la Salud Argentina Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Dust Contamination Health Hazards Aparicio, Virginia Carolina Kaseker, Jessica Scheepers, Paul Alaoui, Abdallah Figueiredo, Daniel Mol, Hans Silva, Vera Harkes, Paula Rheinheimer Dos Santos, Danilo Geissen, Violette Costa, Jose Luis Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title | Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title_full | Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title_fullStr | Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title_full_unstemmed | Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title_short | Pesticide contamination in indoor home dust: A pilot study of non-occupational exposure in Argentina |
| title_sort | pesticide contamination in indoor home dust a pilot study of non occupational exposure in argentina |
| topic | Herbicidas Insecticidas Fungicidas Polvo (contaminante) Contaminación Peligro para la Salud Argentina Herbicides Insecticides Fungicides Dust Contamination Health Hazards |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/21999 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749125005810 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126208 |
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