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Recognizing Illnesses Related to Forestry Herbicides
Michael O’Malley, M.D., M.P.H.
University of California, Davis
California Department of Pesticide Regulation
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Herbicide Community Education Project
• Public meetings 1994-1996, highlighted provider communication problems
• CRIBH presentation June, 1999• Public meetings 1999, 2000• Written material completed 2001• Online material completed 2002• Updated material on archived superfund sites • July, 2002 - museum artifact preservatives
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Herbicides versus other pesticides• Pesticides - broad group of both use and structural categories• Herbicides with relatively specific effects on plant
biochemistry typically have low mammalian toxicity. – Inhibiting photosynthetic electron transport, inhibiting of
- 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate-synthase (EPSPS) or mimic the effect of plant growth hormones
• Others, such as the bipiridyls diquat and paraquat, are reactive chemicals that interact in a non-specific way with many types of living tissue.
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Forestry Herbicide Interest Groups Tribal groups: California Indian Basketweavers’ Association, Yurok, Karuk, Hupa, Pitt River, Lake & Mendocino tribes, Miwok
NGOs: Californians for Alternatives to Toxics, other environmental groups
Government Agencies: Forest service, EPA, USGS, USDA, County Agriculture in Humboldt/Del Norte, Pesticide Regulation, Forestry, OEHHA, Health Services
Companies: Pacific, Simpson, Barnum, etc
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CompoundAppli-cations Pounds Acres
Atrazine 44 3,830 1,8742,4-D, related compounds 154 18,382 8,766Glyphosate 243 30,776 25,641Hexazinone 218 47,022 11,783Octylphenoxypolyethoxyethanol (surfactant)
110 14,454 16,440
Petroleum hydrocarbons Polyoxyethylene mixed fattyacid ester
93 26,834 6,875
Sulfometuron methyl 52 325 3,447
Triclopyr 469 81,016 37,413
Reported forestry total
1,908 230,948
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Reforestation
• Principal use of herbicides is in reforestation after forest fires
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Forestry Herbicide Applications
• Some applications are made by air
• Helicopter application using large bucket of herbicide
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Hand applications
• Typical applications using hand spraying equipment
• Post-fire applications to eliminate understory plants that compete for growth resources with newly planted conifer seedlings
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Backpack sprayers
• Hand application commonly involves use of back sprayers - these pose potential risk to applicator when they leak
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Exposure to basket makers• Most pesticide residue exposure occurs
through skin contact• Potential ingestion of residue in making
baskets
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Phenoxy herbicides• Function as hormonal growth inhibitor (auxins) - broadleaf
weeds
• 2,4-D (chlorination of phenol) & 2,4,5-T (hydroxylation of tetrachlorophenol) made by different manufacturing processes
– 2,3,7,8 TCDD dioxin contamination limited to 2,4,5-T products
• 375-666 mg/kg rat oral LD50; Mild acute skin irritation, myotonia with ingestion, ? Peripheral neuropathy
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2,4-D chronic risks
• Bioassays have shown limited evidence for carcinogenicity of 2,4-D in animals (astrocytomas in male rats at high doses only, and several completely negative studies).
• Case-control studies in the USA have however, found associations between frequent use of 2,4-D and non-Hodgkin lymphoma
• No documented environmental riskCl
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Glyphosate• Inhibits 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate-synthase (EPSPS) -
functions by preventing synthesis of the aromatic amino acids, tyrosine and phenylalanine. Mammals obtain aromatic amino acids from dietary sources: very low systemic toxicity for humans
• Non-selective in its effect on plant biochemistry - range of action similar to that of paraquat.
• Ivy-like plants with thick, waxy leaf surfaces are relatively resistant to glyphosate because they do not permit translocation of salts or polar compounds
• Eye/skin irritation in applicators; sensitization to thiazolin preservative in formula
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Glyphosate Illness Experience
• 557 possible-definite cases 1982-1995
• 478 cases (85.8%) handler cases, typically involving topical symptoms.
• Literature report sensitization
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Triclopyr
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• Functions as auxin, similar to 2,4-D• Premature “fall-foliage” - high concentrations • Rat oral LD50: 630 to 729 mg/kg, over 2000
mg/kg for ester, amine formulatins• 8 cases topical irritation (eye/skin) 1982-1995 • 65 day post application dissipation
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Red forest following triclopyr use
• Environmental effects of triclopyr
• Material is an auxin, similar to phenoxy herbicides - “premature aging of leaves”
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Hexazinone• Inhibits photosynthesis in targetplants
• Acute toxicity - 1690 mg/kg rats
• 2 applicator cases 1982-1995: bronchitis and urticaria
• Cancer: negative rat study up to 500 mg/kg/day; mouse liver adenomas at >=300 mg/kg/day
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Atrazine• Pre-emergent triazine herbicide used for
control of broadleaf and grassy weeds, right-of-way uses
• LD50 - 3090 mg/kg in rats, mild skin irritant; mammary tumors in studies at 1000 ppm in diet, not at 500 ppm
• Single applicator eye irritation case 1982-1995
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Sulfometuron
• Used to control woody tree species in forestry applications
• Oral rat LD50 > 5000 mg/kg; not oncogenic in feeding studies
• 3 applicator cases, 1 drift case with irritant eye/respiratory symptoms
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Environmental sampling
• Sampling for residue in national forest - understory plants
• Watershed sampling• Residue in fish
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Representative Environmental Sampling
• Klamath River drainage, 4/23/2000• Maximum positive: triclopyr 1.06 ppb, 2,4-D
0.584 ppb• Non-detectable samples 4/24/2000• 4/25/2000 Maximum positive: triclopyr 0.122
ppb, 2,4-D 0.103 ppb• 4/27/2002: triclopyr 0.388 ppb, 2,4-D 0.232 -
increased runoff because of rain
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Comparison to residue tolerances
Chemical Peak ppm Range ppm Commodity ToleranceAtrazine NA 0.02-15 Wheat 0.252,4-D NA 0.05 - 1000 Fruits/berries 0.1Glyphosate 10 0.1-200 Citrus 0.5
Tree nuts 1Hexazinone 10 0.1-10.0 Blueberries 0.2
Pineapples 0.5Sulfometuron methyl NA 0.05 - 20.0 Wheat 0.1Triclopyr 0.7 0.01-500 Rice 0.3
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Evaluation of Cancer Rates
• Comparison of Humboldt/Del Norte cancer rates with California rates
• Elevated rates smoking related cancer• Short-term elevation non-Hodgkin’s
lymphoma• Link to smoking, diabetes, herbicide use• No data available on herbicide exposure of
individuals
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Questions about Archived Superfund Sites
• Tribal staff in Hoopa Valley raised issues regarding potential exposures to residues of heavy metals, documented as present in soil samples taken by U.S. EPA, including lead and arsenic.
• Contaminated soil removed to clean up site
• Other sites reviewed
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Preservatives in Museum Artifacts• Repatriation of antiquities law created dilemma
regarding return of baskets other cultural materials
• Surveys by curators at Smithsonian revealed history of treatment with mercury and arsenic salts, more recently synthetic insecticides, fumigants
• ? Unknown whether risk for any California tribes
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Sample of Post-test
• OP questions
• Appproximate range of toxicity, as measured by single dose rodent oral LD50's
• a) 3 mg/kg - 1500 mg/kg
• b) 25 mg/kg - 550 mg/kg
• c) 75 mg/kg - 925 mg/kg
• d) 100 mg/kg - 1200 mg/kg
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Pesticide Illness Reporting Form
• Means of documenting cases related to herbicides, insecticides, and other pesticides--including sanitizers and disinfectants– Reporting form developed by Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment
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Distribution of Training Material
• Up to 50 printed copies will be available on request from Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR)
• Copies will be available at no charge from the internet: WWW.CDPR.CA.GOV
• 4 hours Continuing Medical Education credit available at minimal cost from UC Davis Medical Center web site