Life cycle human toxicity assessment of pesticides: Comparing fruit and vegetable diets in Switzerland and the United States

Juraske, Ronnie; Mutel, Christopher; Stoessel, Franziska; Hellweg, Stefanie

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2009.08.006

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“…In the absence of PF, sometimes default factors are applied. Based on a literature study, Juraske et al applied as such a PF of 0.31 for washed products, of 0.17 for peeled products and of 0.13 for cooked products (Juraske et al, 2009). These default PF for washing and peeling were also applied for estimating the exposure.…”

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“…Exposure to pesticide residues through the diet is assumed to be five orders of magnitude higher than other exposure routes, such as air and drinking water (Juraske, Mutel, Stoessel, & Hellweg, 2009). According to the World Health Organization (WHO), food consumption consists on average for 30% (based on mass) of fruit and vegetables, and fruit and vegetables are the most frequently consumed food group (WHO, 2003).…”

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Exposure of several Belgian consumer groups to pesticide residues through fresh fruit and vegetable consumption

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The output of a pesticide surveillance program (detection frequency and number of exceeding measures) can lead to unnecessary concern among consumers since they lack information concerning the actual exposure. In this study, the exposure to pesticide residues through fruit and vegetable consumption is evaluated based on the 2008 surveillance data of the Belgian Federal Agency for the Safety of the Food Chain (FASFC).Results (deterministic and probabilistic approach) demonstrate that the chronic exposure of the adult population (>15 years) is generally under control, even at high or frequent consumption of fruit and vegetables. For most of the pesticide residues studied, the exposure is one hundred times lower than the 'acceptable daily intake' or ADI. With regard to children (2-5 years) who consume regularly or large amounts of fruit and vegetables, there are however, indications that for some pesticides the ADI can be exceeded. Nevertheless, due to the large uncertainty in these calculations, a more detailed study is required for this vulnerable group of consumers. In addition, it was demonstrated that washing and peeling of fruit and vegetables result in an exposure that is probably five to six times lower.

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“…This modelling framework assesses the environmental pressures and related potential environmental impacts associated with all the stages of a product's life cycle from cradle to grave. Environmental impact categories include climate change with global warming potential as the corresponding characterisation factor (Plevin et al 2013;Nakano 2015), acidification (Huijbregts et al 2000;Kim and Chae 2016), human toxicity (Hertwich et al 2001;Juraske et al 2009), water depletion (Pfister et al 2009;Finkbeiner et al 2010), resource depletion (Klinglmair et al 2014) etc.…”

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Evaluation and selection of functional diversity metrics with recommendations for their use in life cycle assessments

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Bodegom

Tukker

2018

Int J Life Cycle Assess

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Purpose In life cycle assessments (LCAs), the focus of modelling the impact of human-induced pressures on biodiversity has been mainly on taxonomic diversity measures such as species richness. More recently, increasing availability of trait data and the understanding that functional diversity is more directly related to human-induced pressures suggests functional diversity as a promising metric. One major challenge relates to the selection process of the correct metric. Our purpose is to categorise and identify appropriate metrics of functional diversity for LCA model developers based on a justified choice of its structural properties and its links to human-induced pressures. Methods We conducted a meta-analysis of literature to identify those functional diversity metrics that are frequently applied (not necessarily within LCA studies) and that possess a strong link to ecosystem functioning and human-induced pressures. Also, we provide a compilation of metrics that conform to important and desirable structural properties stipulated from literature. By reconciling these highlighted key properties with the strength of metric link, we make propositions for functional diversity use in LCA. Results and discussion To capture impacts on functional diversity, the combination of functional richness, evenness and divergence needs to be considered. The mean strength of functional diversity metrics was highest for temperature rise and CO 2 elevation, as related to climate change, and less to eutrophication and land use change. Studies on impacts of water use change and other important human-induced pressures on functional diversity seem not available. When combined with desired structural properties such as independence and scale invariance, a combination of functional dendrogram (FR D ), functional evenness (FE m ) and functional logarithmic variance (FD var ) is preferred to comprehensively determine human impacts on biodiversity in LCAs. However, if a set of multi-dimensional components is sought, then the best option is functional volume (FR V ), functional evenness (FE m ) and functional divergence (FD m ). Conclusions Through this reconciliation of usage, mean strength and key properties, the LCA model developer is able to apply consistent and useful metrics in LCA studies.

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“…Se sabe que ROS induce varios tipos de lesiones en el ADN incluidas rupturas simples y dobles, sitios lábiles alcalinos y oxidación de purinas y pirimidinas que son detectados fácilmente por el ensayo de cometa [27][28][29]. En estudios realizados por [20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29], observaron que las dosis en la que se induce mayor frecuencia de células con daño en el ADN, también muestran mayor longitud de migración del ADN. Esto podría indicar que los genotoxicos que producen más daño en el ADN, también afectan más número de células.…”

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“…Cada vez hay más pruebas de la relación de la exposición de pesticidas con la incidencia de enfermedades crónicas humanas, pues son consideradas como la principal causa de mortalidad en el nuevo mundo, lo que representa más del 60% de todas las muertes [9]. La exposición a los residuos de plaguicidas a través de la dieta se supone que es cinco órdenes de magnitud mayor que otras vías de exposición, como el agua potable [25] y el aire. Aunque la exposición a plaguicidas puede ocurrir a través de diferentes vías, como la inhalación, la exposición cutánea y la ingesta alimentaria y no alimentaria, el consumo de alimentos ha sido reconocido como la ruta principal de exposición a residuos de plaguicidas para los consumidores que no trabajan con pesticidas [25].…”

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Genotoxicidad en linfocitos humanos inducida por extractos de durazno, Prunus persica cultivados en pamplonita Norte de Santander. / Genotoxicidad en linfocitos humanos inducida por extractos de durazno, Prunus persica cultivados en pamplonita Norte de Santander.

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El durazno es la segunda especie frutal de mayor importancia después del manzano, en las rosáceas. Los pesticidas son considerados como uno de los principales factores de contaminación del medio ambiente; como es conocido son ampliamente utilizados para mejorar la producción de alimentos en la agricultura y para el control de plagas y vectores de enfermedades; muchos han sido clasificados como cancerígenos, porque inducen daño en el material genético. En este trabajo se determinó la genotoxicidad producida por extractos de durazno (Prunus pérsica (L.)Batsch) cultivados en el municipio de Pamplonita, Norte de Santander. El ensayo cometa fue utilizado para la evaluación de la actividad genotóxica. Para la detección de residuos de pesticidas, se usó cromatografía de gases µECD. Los resultados indican que el extracto de durazno induce lesiones en el ADN de linfocitos humanos, que varían de acuerdo a la dosis del extracto; por cromatografía, se detectaron pesticidas como endosulfan II y el Beta BHC, que pertenecen a la familia de los organoclorados. Dado que el durazno es un producto de exportación y de alto consumo en nuestra región, la ingesta de este podría convertirse en un factor de riesgo para la población

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Life cycle human toxicity assessment of pesticides: Comparing fruit and vegetable diets in Switzerland and the United States

Cited by 96 publications

References 28 publications

Exposure of several Belgian consumer groups to pesticide residues through fresh fruit and vegetable consumption

Exposure of several Belgian consumer groups to pesticide residues through fresh fruit and vegetable consumption

Evaluation and selection of functional diversity metrics with recommendations for their use in life cycle assessments

Genotoxicidad en linfocitos humanos inducida por extractos de durazno, Prunus persica cultivados en pamplonita Norte de Santander. / Genotoxicidad en linfocitos humanos inducida por extractos de durazno, Prunus persica cultivados en pamplonita Norte de Santander.

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