Glyphosate in Portuguese Adults - A Pilot Study.
AMPA
Environmental exposure
Glyphosate
Human biomonitoring
Pesticides
Urine analysis
Journal
Environmental toxicology and pharmacology
ISSN: 1872-7077
Titre abrégé: Environ Toxicol Pharmacol
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 9612020
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Nov 2020
Nov 2020
Historique:
received:
08
06
2020
revised:
28
07
2020
accepted:
30
07
2020
pubmed:
7
8
2020
medline:
4
2
2021
entrez:
7
8
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum biocide and the active ingredient in the most widely used herbicides worldwide. Since 2015, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as a Class 2A carcinogen, global interest in this chemical spiked particularly as regards exposure of the general population. An exploratory glyphosate exposure assessment was conducted among Portuguese adults. Self-selected participants provided first morning urine which was tested for glyphosate and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) at two distinct periods of time, by two different laboratories using gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) and high performance liquid chromatography linked to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), respectively. In the first round of testing 28% and 50% presented detectable levels of glyphosate and AMPA respectively, with median values of 0.25 and 0.16 μg/L. Systematically available internal dose values were 8.20E-06 mg/Kg (glyphosate) and 5.04-05 mg/Kg (AMPA). In the second round 73% and 97% presented detectable levels of glyphosate and AMPA respectively with median values of 0.13 and 0.10 μg/L. Systematically available internal dose values were 4.00E-06 mg/Kg (glyphosate) and 3.00E-06 mg/Kg (AMPA). Glyphosate exposure was detected among Portuguese adults, with percentages of glyphosate and AMPA contaminated urine in both rounds of testing and above values from previous studies in other European countries. Systematically available internal doses values were below EFSA's risk assessment values (ADI or AOEL), and as such, the concentration values measured in this study are not per se a human health problem. Even though there were study limitations, it is the first assessment in Portugal and contributes to the overall knowledge map of glyphosate exposure in Europe.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Glyphosate is a broad-spectrum biocide and the active ingredient in the most widely used herbicides worldwide. Since 2015, when the International Agency for Research on Cancer classified it as a Class 2A carcinogen, global interest in this chemical spiked particularly as regards exposure of the general population.
OBJECTIVE
OBJECTIVE
An exploratory glyphosate exposure assessment was conducted among Portuguese adults.
METHODS
METHODS
Self-selected participants provided first morning urine which was tested for glyphosate and its metabolite aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA) at two distinct periods of time, by two different laboratories using gas chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS-MS) and high performance liquid chromatography linked to triple quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS), respectively.
RESULTS
RESULTS
In the first round of testing 28% and 50% presented detectable levels of glyphosate and AMPA respectively, with median values of 0.25 and 0.16 μg/L. Systematically available internal dose values were 8.20E-06 mg/Kg (glyphosate) and 5.04-05 mg/Kg (AMPA). In the second round 73% and 97% presented detectable levels of glyphosate and AMPA respectively with median values of 0.13 and 0.10 μg/L. Systematically available internal dose values were 4.00E-06 mg/Kg (glyphosate) and 3.00E-06 mg/Kg (AMPA).
CONCLUSIONS
CONCLUSIONS
Glyphosate exposure was detected among Portuguese adults, with percentages of glyphosate and AMPA contaminated urine in both rounds of testing and above values from previous studies in other European countries. Systematically available internal doses values were below EFSA's risk assessment values (ADI or AOEL), and as such, the concentration values measured in this study are not per se a human health problem. Even though there were study limitations, it is the first assessment in Portugal and contributes to the overall knowledge map of glyphosate exposure in Europe.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32755638
pii: S1382-6689(20)30138-1
doi: 10.1016/j.etap.2020.103462
pii:
doi:
Substances chimiques
Herbicides
0
Organophosphonates
0
aminomethylphosphonic acid (AMPA)
90825O5C1U
Glycine
TE7660XO1C
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
103462Informations de copyright
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