Publications by authors named "Yvonne M Gooijer"
Article Synopsis
- Pesticides can spread from agricultural fields to nearby homes, raising health concerns, and a model called OBOmod was created to evaluate this exposure for residents near pesticide application sites.
- OBOmod combines five models to simulate pesticide behavior in the air and dust, testing various weather conditions and pesticides, and aims to accurately predict the concentrations residents are exposed to.
- The model showed good accuracy in estimating pesticide levels in both indoor and outdoor air, revealing that significant exposure occurs not only from direct application but also from evaporation and dust accumulation inside homes.
Background: Application of pesticides in the vicinity of homes has caused concern regarding possible health effects in residents living nearby. However, the high spatiotemporal variation of pesticide levels and lack of knowledge regarding the contribution of exposure routes greatly complicates exposure assessment approaches.
Objective: The objective of this paper was to describe the study protocol of a large exposure survey in the Netherlands assessing pesticide exposure of residents living close (<250 m) to agricultural fields; to better understand possible routes of exposure; to develop an integrative exposure model for residential exposure; and to describe lessons learned.