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Table 1 OP metabolites analyzed and possible precursor compounds

From: Distributions and determinants of urinary biomarkers of organophosphate pesticide exposure in a prospective Spanish birth cohort study

Possible precursor compound

Metabolite

Acronym

LOD (μg/L)

Chlorethoxyphos, chlorpyrifos, coumaphos, diazinon, disulfoton, ethion, parathion, phorate, phosalone, sulfotep, terbufos

Diethyl phosphate

DEPa

10

Diethyl thiophosphate

DETPa

3.2

Azinphos-methyl, dichlorvos, dicrotophos, dimethoate, fenitrothion, fenthion, malathion, methyl parathion, trichlorfon, chlorpyrifos-methyl, methidathion, mevinphos, oxydemeton-methyl, phosmet, primiphos-methyl, temephos, tetrachlorvinphos, isazofos-methyl, naled

Dimethyl thiophosphate

DMTPa

1.6

Dimethyl dithiophosphate

DMDTPa

1.6

Chlorpyrifos, chlorpyrifos-methyl

3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol

TCPYb

0.8

Parathion, methyl parathion

p-nitrophenol

PNPb

0.8

Pirimiphos-methyl

2-diethylamino-6-methyl-4-pyrimidinol

DEAMPYb

1.6

Diazinon

2-isopropyl-4-methyl-6-hydroxypyrimidine

IMPYb

1.6

  1. LOD Limit of determination
  2. aNon-specific compound
  3. bSpecific compound