Abstract
BACKGROUND: 18% of difenoconazole+iminoctadin triacetate microemulsion (3%+15%) formulation were mixed and sprayed as closely as possible to normal practice on the ten of farms located in the Youngju of South Korea. Patches, cotton gloves, socks, masks and XAD-2 resin were used to measure the potential exposure for applicators wearing standardized whole-body outer and inner dosimeter (WBD). This study has been carried out to determine the dermal and inhalation exposure to difenoconazole during preparation of spray suspension and application with a power sprayer on a grape orchard. METHODS AND RESULTS: A personal air monitor equipped with an air pump IOM sampler and cassette and glass fiber filter were used for inhalation exposure. The field studies were carried out in a grape orchard. The temperature and relative humidity were monitored with a thermometer and a hygrometer. Wind speed was measured using a pocket weather meter. All mean field fortification recoveries were between 97.3% and 119.6% in the level of 100 LOQ (limit of quantification) while the LOQ for difenoconazole was $0.025{\mu}g/mL$ using HPLC-UVD. The arms exposure to difenoconazole for the mixer/loader (0.0794 mg) was higher than other body parts (head, hands, upper body, legs). The exposure to difenoconazole in the legs for applicator (3.78 mg) was highest in the parts of body. The dermal exposure for mixer/loader and applicator were 0.02 and 2.28 mg on a grape orchard, respectively. The inhalation exposure during application was estimated as 0.02 mg. The ratio of inhalation exposure to dermal exposure was equivalent to 0.9% of the dermal exposure. CONCLUSION: The inhalation exposure for applicator indicated $18.8{\times}10^{-3}mg$, which was level of 0.9% of the dermal exposure (2.28 mg). Operator exposure (0.004 mg/kg bw/day) to difenoconazole during treatment for grape is calculated as 2.5% of the established AOEL (0.16 mg/kg bw/day).
총 6가지의 노출 시료 즉 내복(살포, 조제 각각), 호흡, 거즈, 손(세척액), 장갑(세척액)에 회수율 시험한 결과, 평균 70.1~119.8%의 회수율을 보었으며, 포도과수원에서 회수율 분석 결과 평균 97.3~119.6%의 포장회수율을 나타냈다. Difenoconazole의 10개 시험 과수원에서 농작업자의 피부노출 총량은 0.1106~1.5360 mg 수준이었으며, 호흡 노출량은 $0.529{\mu}g$ 이었고 피부노출량과 호흡노출량을 합한 총 노출량은 0.1111~1.5365 mg 수준이었다. 살포 할 때 10개 과수원에서 농작업자의 피부 노출 총량은 4.2032~25.0635 mg 수준이었고 호흡 노출량은 $0.529{\sim}116.241{\mu}g$ 수준 이었다. 10개 시험 과수원에서 농작업자의 피부노출량과 호흡노출량을 합한 총 노출량은 2.5961~25.0687 mg 수준이었다. Difenoconazole의 농작업자 노출량를 평가하기 위해 경북영주의 10개 포도 과원에서 difenoconazole 약제의 살포액 조제 및 살포시 농작업자의 피부노출량의 평균을 기본값으로 한 결과 조제할 대는 0.02 mg이 검출되었으며 살포할 때는 2.28 mg이 검출되었다. 그리고 살포시 difenoconazole의 호흡 노출량은 0.02 mg으로 이는 피부 노출량의 0.9% 수준이었다. Difenoconazole의 농작업자의 총 피부 노출량을 피부흡수율로 계한 값인 0.004 mg/kg bw/day(평균 체중 : 60 kg)은 설정된 difenoconazole의 농작업자노출량인 0.16 mg/kg bw/day의 2.5% 수준으로 이였다.
