Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Pesticides and Neurobehavioral Development: Review of Epidemiological Studies

Jurewicz, Joanna; Wojciech, Hanke

doi:10.1289/isee.2011.00307

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“…Pesticides are chemicals used for controlling pests and weeds, and include herbicides, insecticide, fungicide, antimicrobials, rodent repellants, etc. (US Environmental, 2007;Randall et al, Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides ISSN: 1337-6853 (print version) | 1337-9569 (electronic version) and neurobehavioral alterations (Jurewicz & Hanke, 2008;Weselak et al, 2007;Wigle et al, 2008;Mink et al, 2011). Limited evidence also exist for other negative outcomes from pesticide exposure including neurological defects, birth defects and fetal death (Sanborn et al, 2007).…”

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Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides and the health effect of pesticides: A cross-sectional study in the oil palm plantations of Papar, Malaysia

Sulaiman

Ibrahim

Jeffree

2019

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

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Agriculture is an important occupation in Malaysia that generates a major portion of the national revenue. Similar to the rest of the world, pesticides are used to boost agricultural production in Malaysian farms. However, chemical pesticides are associated with human health hazard and are not environment-friendly as they persist in nature for long periods of time. Therefore, pesticide use should be reduced and farmers should be trained on correct and/or alternative ways of pesticide use. In this cross-sectional study, we surveyed 19 palm oil plantations in the Sabah district of Malaysia and evaluated the perception of the workers towards pesticide use and awareness regarding the health effects post-pesticide exposure. Analysis of the survey shows that most of the workers among the 270 respondents were 30-year-old males with average education, and belonged to the low income group. Majority opined that they were aware of the health hazards of pesticide use and suffered from symptoms (with mean duration of three days) such as vomiting, diarrhea, skin irritation, and dizziness. Surprisingly, the opinion was almost equally divided on whether they perceived pesticides to be the cause of their health problems, and a major percentage did not avail medical help. Most of the workers responded that they did not receive any training in pesticide handling and used partial personal protective equipment (glasses, hats, shirt, and gloves) during working hours. Interestingly, a large percentage responded that they would not read the safety material even if it was provided. These observations clearly highlight the urgency of improving the awareness, education, and attitude of these plantation workers towards the short- and long-term effects of pesticide use. They should also be educated about alternative and eco-friendly ways of farming. Finally, the plantation management should intervene and proactively advocate the use of safe farming practices.

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Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides and the health effect of pesticides: A cross-sectional study in the oil palm plantations of Papar, Malaysia

Sulaiman

Ibrahim

Jeffree

2019

Interdisciplinary Toxicology

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“…Роботи стосуються в основному діагнос тики та профілактики професійних захворювань алергенної дії, у тому числі ушкоджень бронхолеге невого апарату. Велика увага приділяється небез печності пестицидів: деякі пестициди навіть у неве ликих дозах можуть викликати ендокринні пору шення, впливають на репродуктивну функцію, викликають утворення злоякісних пухлин [6,7]. Є дані стосовно виробництва азотистих сполук та виникнення під їхньою дією хронічних бронхітів, а також алергічних дерматитів, екзем та гепатитів.…”

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“…Необхідно звернути увагу на те, що хімічні речо вини використовуються не тільки працівниками хімічного комплексу, а майже в усіх галузях еконо мічної діяльності України [3]. При цьому необхідно наголосити, що хімічні фактори в результаті трива лого впливу можуть призвести не тільки до розвит ку різноманітних професійних захворювань, але й чинять неспецифічний вплив на організм працюю чих, знижуючи його імунозахисні функції, що сприяє підвищенню захворюваності різних систем і органів [7][8][9][10][11][12]16]. Результаты.…”

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Peculiarities of occupational morbidity of chemical genesis among workers in Ukraine

Sokolova¹,

Si²,

Kyiv³

2015

Ukr. ž. probl. med. pr.

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“…Some studies have shown that certain heavy use OPs, such as chlorpyrifos, have been detected in 70% of certain groups of pregnant women in the United States (Whyatt et al, ). OPs are suspected developmental teratogens and have been associated with altered neurobehavioral development, liver development, and oogenesis (Adigun et al, ; Bonilla et al, ; Jurewicz and Hanke, ). In humans, in utero exposure is associated with greater numbers of abnormal neonatal reflexes (Engel et al, ; Young et al, ), and 3‐year‐olds with elevated prenatal concentrations of chlorpyrifos in cord plasma exhibit delayed psychomotor and mental development, as well as maternally reported pervasive developmental disorders (Rauh et al, ).…”

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Prenatal Stress and Development: Beyond The Single Cause and Effect Paradigm

Hamlin

2012

Birth Defects Research Pt C

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Our awareness of the causes of stress-induced developmental dysfunction has increased dramatically over the past decade, and it is becoming increasingly clear that a number of factors can have considerable impacts on the developing fetus. Although there is a tendency in investigations of developmental teratogens to attribute specific causes to adverse fetal outcomes, it is important we recognize that for most developmental dysfunctions it is unlikely a single cause, but yet a series of environmental insults combined with genetic predisposition that ultimately leads to a disease state. Nonetheless, a number of developmental teratogens, such as maternal psychological stress and chemical exposures, have been shown to increase the likelihood of developmental defects. These defects can manifest during development, leading to observable birth defects, or could become evident long after birth, even into adulthood. In addition, epigenetic mutations in the germline can alter the phenotype of successive generations through transgenerational inheritance, and in this way environmental factors can alter the developmental outcomes and disease predispositions of future generations. Understanding this complexity is essential to interpretations of causality in the studies of stress-induced developmental dysfunction and needs to be fully considered to more effectively interpret potential outcomes.

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Prenatal and Childhood Exposure to Pesticides and Neurobehavioral Development: Review of Epidemiological Studies

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Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides and the health effect of pesticides: A cross-sectional study in the oil palm plantations of Papar, Malaysia

Evaluating the perception of farmers towards pesticides and the health effect of pesticides: A cross-sectional study in the oil palm plantations of Papar, Malaysia

Peculiarities of occupational morbidity of chemical genesis among workers in Ukraine

Prenatal Stress and Development: Beyond The Single Cause and Effect Paradigm

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