Occupational exposure of rural workers to pesticides in a vegetable-producing region in Brazil

Sasso, Eloisa Lovison; Cattaneo, R; Storck, Tamiris Rosso; Mayer, Mariana Spanamberg; Sant’Anna, Voltaire; Clasen, Bárbara

doi:10.1007/s11356-021-12444-5

Cited by 15 publications

(4 citation statements)

References 77 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…1,2 Accordingly, they often have to handle a wide range of risky chemicals like synthetic pesticides. Risks related to pesticide exposure are a serious occupational threat in the agricultural sector, [3][4][5] as long-term effects on the health of agricultural workers are difficult to document. This difficulty is further complicated by the nature of the agricultural workforce and the lack of consistent monitoring of occupational health in many instances.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Tsakiris,

Damalas,

Koutroubas

2023

Pest Management Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

BACKGROUNDFarmers' compliance with common safety practices in pesticide use (i.e., keeping records of pesticide applications, reading the information of pesticide labels, and taking protective measures during pesticide handling) and the use of information sources about pesticides were studied in a simple random sample of farmers in Evros Province, northern Greece.RESULTSAccording to the three common safety practices considered in the study, most farmers (56.9%) complied with safety practices. Nevertheless, a noticeable proportion of the farmers never kept records of pesticide applications (33.9%), never read the information of pesticide labels (20.2%), and never took protective measures during pesticide handling (24.8%). Farmers reported using up to six different sources of information about pesticides, but the majority (51.4%) reported using up to one source and almost one‐third (33.9%) relied on own sources. The most common information source about pesticides was the staff of the agricultural supply stores, used by 88.1% of the farmers. Safety behavior was positively correlated with total sources of information (P < 0.01) and information by the agricultural supply stores (P < 0.01). Multiple regression analysis showed that safety behavior was reduced in females, whereas it was increased in farmers with high education, high number of plots, and high level of information sources.CONCLUSIONDespite good levels of safety behavior by most farmers, keeping records of sprayings should be improved. Using multiple information sources about pesticides is crucial to improve safety behavior of farmers. © 2023 The Authors. Pest Management Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of Society of Chemical Industry.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Tsakiris,

Damalas,

Koutroubas

2023

Pest Management Science

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Further, soybean (34.8%), sugar cane (15.2%), corn (13.2%), coffee (4.9%), and cotton (4.4%) represent, in this order, the commodities most produced by Brazilian regions. Taken together, these data show the amplitude of pesticide contamination to agribusiness workers as well as familiar agriculture in these regions since those are very pesticide-demanding practices [ 37 , 38 , 42 , 66 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 86%

“…In this context, initiatives have been conducted by groups in some Brazilian research institutions and governmental and non-governmental organizations to minimize the problem of deficient notification. Other efforts include expanding the identification of sociodemographic conditions, the use of personal protective equipment, history of poisoning and hospitalizations for pesticides, and the existence of primary health care units for rural workers [ 37 , 38 , 39 , 40 , 41 , 42 ].…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Impact of Pesticides on Human Health in the Last Six Years in Brazil

Lopes-Ferreira

Maleski

Balan-Lima

et al. 2022

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Every year, Brazil intensifies its activity in agriculture and, as a result, it has become one of the biggest consumers of pesticides in the world. The high rate of these substances raises environmental and human health concerns. Therefore, we collected papers from PubMed, Scopus, Scielo, and Web of Science databases, from 2015 to 2021. After a blind selection using the software Rayyan QCRI by two authors, 51 studies were included. Researchers from the South and the Southeast Brazilian regions contributed to most publications, from areas that concentrate agricultural commodity complexes. Among the pesticides described in the studies, insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides were the most frequent. The articles reported multiple toxic effects, particularly in rural workers. The results obtained can be used to direct policies to reduce the use of pesticides, and to protect the health of the population.

show abstract

“…After application, some pesticides gradually persist in the environment, while others accumulate in the food chain [13,14]. Once absorbed through the human gastrointestinal tract, respiratory tract, and skin, pesticides can be distributed, stored, or accumulated in organs and tissues, which, when reaching a specific limit, can cause irreversible diseases of the human nervous, endocrine, urinary, and digestive systems, resulting in serious health risks [15][16][17][18]. International organizations and governments have set maximum residue limits (MRLs) for pesticides to ensure that residues are tolerable for humans.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Pesticide Residues in Greenhouse Leafy Vegetables in Cold Seasons and Dietary Exposure Assessment for Consumers in Liaoning Province, Northeast China

Wang,

Li,

Zhang

et al. 2024

Agronomy

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Excessive pesticide application in greenhouses leads to elevated levels of pesticide residues, especially in cold seasons, thereby posing a potential dietary exposure risk to the residents’ health. This study aimed to investigate 65 pesticides in 469 leafy vegetable samples collected from greenhouses in Liaoning province between October 2018 and May 2020. Overall, the pesticide levels in 96.4% (452/469) of the samples were below the MRLs established by the Codex Alimentarius Commission. The detection rate of 65 pesticides ranged from 0.2% to 11.9%. Multiple pesticide contamination was common, with dimethomorph being the most recurrent contaminant. The dietary risk assessment study revealed obvious differences in chronic and acute exposure risk values. The chronic risk quotients (RQcs) for leafy vegetable samples were 0.001%–3.993%, indicating an acceptable public health risk for the residents. As two leafy vegetables highly consumed in cold seasons in northeast China, the acute risk quotients (RQas) of Chinese cabbage samples were significantly lower than 100%; however, pakchoi samples exhibited RQa values ranging from 0.159% to 580.529%, showing an unacceptable acute dietary risk. This highlights that, compared to the chronic dietary risks, the potential acute dietary risks induced by the pesticides are higher in greenhouse-grown leafy vegetables during cold seasons.

show abstract

Occupational exposure of rural workers to pesticides in a vegetable-producing region in Brazil

Cited by 15 publications

References 77 publications

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Safety behavior in pesticide use among farmers of northern Greece: the role of information sources

Impact of Pesticides on Human Health in the Last Six Years in Brazil

Pesticide Residues in Greenhouse Leafy Vegetables in Cold Seasons and Dietary Exposure Assessment for Consumers in Liaoning Province, Northeast China

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About