Selection of sorption material for tests of pesticide permeation through protective clothing fabrics

Int J Occup Saf Ergon. 2004;10(4):387-97. doi: 10.1080/10803548.2004.11076623.

Abstract

The paper presents the results of studies on selecting a solid sorption material for absorbing liquid crop protection agents which permeate samples of protective clothing fabrics. The sorption materials were investigated and selected with an assumption that they should have a high recovery coefficient for biologically active substances, used as active ingredients in crop protection agents, at a presumed, acceptably high level. The selected substances were determined with a gas chromatograph equipped with an electron capture detector (dichlorvos, cypermethrin and 2,4-D) and a nitrogen-phosphorus detector (carbofuran). The tests demonstrated that polypropylene melt-blown type unwoven cloth had high recovery coefficients for all 4 active ingredients proposed for the study. The highest recovery coefficient, -.97, was obtained for carbofuran. The recovery coefficients obtained for the 3 remaining substances were lower: .89 for cypermethrin and 2,4-D, and .84 for dichlorvos.

MeSH terms

  • Absorption
  • Chromatography, Gas
  • Humans
  • Materials Testing
  • Occupational Health
  • Pesticides / pharmacokinetics*
  • Poland
  • Protective Clothing*

Substances

  • Pesticides