Pesticide exposure among students and their families in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro

Veríssimo, Gesiele; Kós, Maria Isabel; Garcia, Tatiana Rodrigues; Ramos, Janinne Alves dos Santos; Souza, Carolyne Cosme de; Moreira, Josino Costa; Meyer, Armando

doi:10.1590/1413-812320182311.27592016

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“…As it occurred in China [25], in our study there was no association between schooling and poisoning. This contrasted with previous studies in the Serra Gaúcha region that pointed to an inverse association between schooling and acute poisoning [6,7], as well as with other studies in which low schooling was associated with higher exposure to pesticides and unsafe practices during work involving pesticides [44]. There was limited statistical power to assess this association, especially since the vast majority (86.8%) of the workers studied had not completed elementary school.…”

Section: Acute Pesticide Poisoning-main Associated Factorscontrasting

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Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Tobacco Farming, According to Different Criteria

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Meucci

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et al. 2023

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Background: Brazil is one of the world’s largest pesticide consumers, but information on pesticide poisoning among workers is scarce. Objective: To evaluate acute pesticide poisoning among tobacco growers, according to different criteria. Methods: This was a two-step cross-sectional study with 492 pesticide applicators. It used a 25 question pesticide-related symptoms (PRS) questionnaire and medical diagnosis for comparison with toxicological assessment. Associations were evaluated using Poisson regression. Results: 10.6% reported two or more PRS, while 8.1% reported three or more. Furthermore, 12.2% received a medical diagnosis of poisoning. According to toxicologists, possible cases accounted for 14.2% and probable cases for 4.3%. PRS increased during the period of greater exposure. Those exposed to dithiocarbamates, sulfentrazone, pyrethroids, fipronil and iprodione exhibited more PRS. The number of exposure types, multi-chemical exposure, clothes wet with pesticides and spillage on the body/clothes were associated with acute poisonings. All criteria showed sensitivity greater than 79% for probable cases but only greater than 70% for medical diagnosis when compared to possible cases, presenting substantial Kappa agreement. Conclusion: The prevalence of acute pesticide poisoning is much higher than officially recorded. Trained physicians can screen for pesticide poisoning. It is necessary to improve workers’ education to reduce pesticide use and exposure to them.

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Section: Acute Pesticide Poisoning-main Associated Factorscontrasting

confidence: 85%

Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Tobacco Farming, According to Different Criteria

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“…Due to the reported difference in the pesticide exposure of males and females [33,34] future studies including women should also be encouraged.…”

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Indicators of Genotoxicity in Farmers and Laborers of Ecological and Conventional Banana Plantations in Ecuador

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Banana farming represents an important segment of agricultural production in Ecuador. The health of farmworkers might be compromised by the extensive use of pesticides in plantations applied under poorly regulated conditions. Due to an increased awareness of pesticide-related problems for nature, as well as for worker and consumer health, ecological farming has been established in some plantations of Ecuador. We set out to investigate the occupational health of workers in both conventional and ecological farming. Nuclear anomalies in buccal epithelial cells were used as short-term indicators for genotoxicity and a potentially increased cancer risk in the two groups of farmworkers. By application of the Buccal Micronucleus Cytome Assay (BMCA), we found the frequency of micronuclei in conventional pesticide using farmworkers significantly increased by 2.6-fold, and other nuclear anomalies significantly increased by 24% to 80% (except pyknosis with a non-significant increase of 11%) compared to the farmworkers on ecological plantations. These results demonstrate that ecological farming may provide an alternative to extensive pesticide use with significantly reduced indicators of cancer risk. In conventional farming, improvements in education and instruction regarding the safe handling of pesticides and protective equipment, as well as regulatory measures, are urgently needed.

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“…O trabalho agrícola se caracteriza pelo grau de risco elevado devido à presença de fatores e situações que são capazes de produzir efeitos danosos à saúde, a exemplo do manuseio e aplicação de agrotóxicos, sobrecarga de trabalho, utilização de ferramentas manuais, contato com animais peçonhentos, ocorrência de quedas. Os perigos ocupacionais comuns a essa atividade podem atingir a toda família, incluindo crianças e adolescentes (VERÍSSIMO et al, 2018).…”

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Exposição de crianças aos agrotóxicos no Brasil: revisão de escopo

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A exposição aos agrotóxicos é associada a impactos negativos no desenvolvimento fetal, ao câncer e a outros efeitos graves à saúde, sendo que gestantes, crianças e adolescentes são considerados grupos de maior risco. A infância é um período com suscetibilidade notável à exposição a substâncias químicas, pois, exposições tóxicas, durante o desenvolvimento, ocasionam alterações sutis que podem acarretar importantes déficits funcionais e aumento do risco de doenças na fase adulta. O estudo dos impactos à saúde associados à exposição aos agrotóxicos requer avaliação da exposição. O presente estudo examinou, por meio de revisão de escopo, como vem sendo avaliada a exposição de crianças aos agrotóxicos no Brasil. A pesquisa bibliográfica foi realizada nas bases de dados: PubMed (MEDLINE), Biblioteca Virtual de Saúde (bvs), Web of Science e FSTA (Food Science and Technology Abstracts). Entre os 34 estudos incluídos nesta revisão de escopo, observou-se que 11 utilizaram questionários para aferir o grau de exposição aos agrotóxicos; 12 fizeram uso de biomarcadores; 04 de análises da presença de resíduos de agrotóxicos em alimentos e 11 de medidas indiretas de exposição da população como informações do consumo per capita de agrotóxicos. Há 04 estudos que utilizaram simultaneamente questionário e biomarcador. Salienta-se a relevância de estudos com uso simultâneo de questionário e de biomarcadores para o estabelecimento de índice de exposição e para a identificação precoce do potencial agravo à saúde de determinado agente e minimização dos riscos. Como desdobramento deste trabalho, aponta-se o estímulo ao avanço da ciência quanto à avaliação da exposição de crianças aos agrotóxicos.

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Pesticide exposure among students and their families in Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro

Cited by 5 publications

References 32 publications

Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Tobacco Farming, According to Different Criteria

Acute Pesticide Poisoning in Tobacco Farming, According to Different Criteria

Indicators of Genotoxicity in Farmers and Laborers of Ecological and Conventional Banana Plantations in Ecuador

Exposição de crianças aos agrotóxicos no Brasil: revisão de escopo

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