Levels and determinants of pesticide exposure in re-entry workers in vineyards: Results of the PESTEXPO study

Baldi, Isabelle; Lebailly, Pierre; Bouvier, Ghislaine; Rondeau, Virginie; Kientz-Bouchart, Valérie; Canal-Raffin, Mireille; Garrigou, Alain

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.035

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“…These additional analyses strengthened the results we obtained when considering separately a given crop or animal; they enabled to explore the potential role of direct exposure to pesticides (treatments on crops, seeds and animals) and have warranted to go further in exposure assessment given the wide variety in chemical structures, modes of action and exposure modalities. In next stages of the cohort, thanks to a larger number of cases, it will be possible to explore exposure to specific pesticides assessed with the help of a French crop‐exposure matrix and to take into account the intensity of exposure thanks to algorithms derived from field observations …”

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

Piel

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

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Tual

et al. 2017

Intl Journal of Cancer

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“…In a study, the dermal contamination from pesticides has been reported to be statistically correlated with physical contact with branches or any part of the vegetables during certain agricultural tasks such as harvesting, pruning, thinning, cutting or sorting. The dermal exposure was assessed using skin patches and then analyzed afterward for pesticide residues (Baldi et al, 2014). Pesticides can also vaporize into the air and affect the larger community.…”

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Ergonomic and health assessment of farmers’ multi-pesticide exposure

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2017

Ergonomics South Afr

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Objective. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among 534 farmers in the largest vegetable -producing area in the northern part of the Philippines. This study assessed the ergonomic risk factors, and occupational health and safety conditions of farmers' multi-pesticide exposures.Methods. Methods consisted of interviewer-guided survey questionnaires on pesticide use among farmers, agricultural safety risk factors associated with pesticide exposure and physical health assessments of farmers. The subjects were selected using multistage random sampling, yielding a total of 534 farmers.Results. The majority of the study population were males (53.3%), with a mean age of 47 years old. Occupational exposure accounted for major exposure (84.8%). Farmers often complained of a headache (69.4%) and dizziness (41.0%) after their exposure to pesticides. As for common respiratory symptoms, farmers often complained of coughing (39.4%), difficulty with breathing (15.6%), breathlessness (14.9%) and having pulmonary secretions (13.3%). Farmers reported pesticide spills on their body parts while spraying (79%), and 49 % complained of getting sick because of work. Of those who got ill, 69.8% did not receive any medical attention. Of the farmers, 40.9% were diagnosed with abnormal physical examination findings, and less than 10% had abnormal laboratory results. Conclusion.The results showed that farmers were exposed to pesticides while undertaking their agricultural work and that certain occupationally-related health symptoms manifested. This underscores the need to improve protection measures to reduce the exposure of the farmers to pesticides.

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“…A recent study conducted in France, the PESTEXPO study (40), highlighted workers' specific tasks as another important determinant regarding exposure to pesticides. Occupational exposure to pesticides, in fact, is usually associated only with the mixing of these substances, transportation, application to crops and cleaning of the equipment.…”

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Occupational exposure to pesticides as a possible risk factor for the development of chronic diseases in humans

Gangemi

Miozzi

Teodoro

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Molecular Medicine Reports

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It is well known that pesticides are widely used compounds. In fact, their use in agriculture, forestry, fishery and the food industry has granted a huge improvement in terms of productive efficiency. However, a great number of epidemiological surveys have demonstrated that these toxic compounds can interact and exert negative effects not only with their targets (pests, herbs and fungi), but also with the rest of the environment, including humans. This is particularly relevant in the case of workers involved in the production, transportation, preparation and application of these toxicants. Accordingly, a growing body of evidence has demonstrated the correlation between occupational exposure to pesticides and the development of a wide spectrum of pathologies, ranging from eczema to neurological diseases and cancer. Pesticide exposure is often quite difficult to establish, as many currently used modules do not take into account all of the many variables that can occur in a diverse environment, such as the agricultural sector, and the assessment of the real risk for every single worker is problematic. Indeed, the use of personal protection equipment is necessary while handling these toxic compounds, but education of workers can be even more important: personal contamination with pesticides may occur even in apparently harmless situations. This review summarises the most recent findings describing the association between pesticide occupational exposure and the development of chronic diseases.

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Levels and determinants of pesticide exposure in re-entry workers in vineyards: Results of the PESTEXPO study

Cited by 43 publications

References 34 publications

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

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

Ergonomic and health assessment of farmers’ multi-pesticide exposure

Occupational exposure to pesticides as a possible risk factor for the development of chronic diseases in humans

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