Exposure to Pesticides in Open-field Farming in France

Lebailly, Pierre; Bouchart, Valérie; Baldi, Isabelle; Lécluse, Yannick; Heutte, Natacha; Gislard, Antoine; Malas, J.P.

doi:10.1093/annhyg/men072

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“…The principal route of exposure with end use of pesticides is through skin contact [3]. Respiratory entry appears to be more limited, likely due to low vapor pressures of many pesticides [28,29].…”

Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hand spraying with wide-area spray nozzles is associated with greater operator exposure than narrowly focused spray nozzles [31]. When pesticides are applied using tractors, spraying equipment mounted directly on the tractor is associated with a higher degree operator exposure than when the spray equipment is attached to a trailer [3].…”

Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Due to differences in individual work habits, the distribution of pesticide deposition on different parts of the operator’s body is also subject to variation [3]. Several studies of body surface contamination in agricultural applicators show that the hands and forearms are the part of the worker’s body subject to the greatest pesticide contamination during preparation and application of pesticides [3,13,29].…”

Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The majority of contamination is consistently found on the hands, therefore, gloves are a key PPE item. In one French observational study of vineyard workers, <5% of workers wore gloves during pesticide tasks [3]. A US survey showed that self-reported PPE usage varied widely between different pesticide classes.…”

Section: Ppe Compliancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Dermal Exposure Associated with Occupational End Use of Pesticides and the Role of Protective Measures

MacFarlane

Carey

Keegel

et al. 2013

Safety and Health at Work

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BackgroundOccupational end users of pesticides may experience bodily absorption of the pesticide products they use, risking possible health effects. The purpose of this paper is to provide a guide for researchers, practitioners, and policy makers working in the field of agricultural health or other areas where occupational end use of pesticides and exposure issues are of interest.MethodsThis paper characterizes the health effects of pesticide exposure, jobs associated with pesticide use, pesticide-related tasks, absorption of pesticides through the skin, and the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) for reducing exposure.ConclusionsAlthough international and national efforts to reduce pesticide exposure through regulatory means should continue, it is difficult in the agricultural sector to implement engineering or system controls. It is clear that use of PPE does reduce dermal pesticide exposure but compliance among the majority of occupationally exposed pesticide end users appears to be poor. More research is needed on higher-order controls to reduce pesticide exposure and to understand the reasons for poor compliance with PPE and identify effective training methods.

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Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Pesticide-related Work Tasksmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Ppe Compliancementioning

confidence: 99%

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Dermal Exposure Associated with Occupational End Use of Pesticides and the Role of Protective Measures

MacFarlane

Carey

Keegel

et al. 2013

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“…Long term adverse effects include increased likelihood of respiratory failures, recalling disturbance, depression, nervous defects, prostate cancer, leukemia and infertility. These problems are considered the major health problems in the world [10][11][12].…”

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confidence: 99%

Surveying of Pesticides Commonly on the Markets of Iran in 2009

Dehghani¹,

Moosavi²,

Esalmi³

et al. 2011

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Central nervous system tumors and agricultural exposures in the prospective cohort AGRICAN

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Pouchieu

Tual

et al. 2017

Intl Journal of Cancer

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Studies in farmers suggest a possible role of pesticides in the occurrence of Central Nervous System (CNS) tumors but scientific evidence is still insufficient. Using data from the French prospective agricultural cohort AGRICAN (Agriculture & Cancer), we investigated the associations between exposure of farmers and pesticide users to various kinds of crops and animal farming and the incidence of CNS tumors, overall and by subtypes. Over the 2005-2007, 181,842 participants completed the enrollment questionnaire that collected a complete job calendar with lifetime history of farming types. Associations were estimated using proportional hazards models with age as underlying timescale. During a 5.2 years average follow-up, 273 incident cases of CNS tumors occurred, including 126 gliomas and 87 meningiomas. Analyses showed several increased risks of CNS tumors in farmers, especially in pesticide users (hazard ratio = 1.96; 95% confidence interval: 1.11-3.47). Associations varied with tumor subtypes and kinds of crop and animal farming. The main increases in risk were observed for meningiomas in pig farmers and in farmers growing sunflowers, beets and potatoes and for gliomas in farmers growing grasslands. In most cases, more pronounced risk excesses were observed among pesticide applicators. Even if we cannot completely rule out the contribution of other factors, pesticide exposures could be of primary concern to explain these findings.

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Exposure to Pesticides in Open-field Farming in France

Cited by 39 publications

References 19 publications

Dermal Exposure Associated with Occupational End Use of Pesticides and the Role of Protective Measures

Dermal Exposure Associated with Occupational End Use of Pesticides and the Role of Protective Measures

Surveying of Pesticides Commonly on the Markets of Iran in 2009

Central nervous system tumors and agricultural exposures in the prospective cohort AGRICAN

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