Organophosphate pesticides exposure among farmworkers: pathways and risk of adverse health effects
| Autor: | Suratman Suratman, John W. Edwards, Kateryna Babina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Engineering
Health (social science) business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Developing country Human factors and ergonomics Poison control Agriculture Pesticide Pollution Organophosphates Occupational safety and health Occupational Exposure Environmental health Injury prevention Workforce Humans Pesticides business Personal protective equipment Developed country Environmental Monitoring |
| Zdroj: | Reviews on Environmental Health. 30:65-79 |
| ISSN: | 2191-0308 0048-7554 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/reveh-2014-0072 |
| Popis: | Organophosphate (OP) compounds are the most widely used pesticides with more than 100 OP compounds in use around the world. The high-intensity use of OP pesticides contributes to morbidity and mortality in farmworkers and their families through acute or chronic pesticides-related illnesses. Many factors contributing to adverse health effects have been investigated by researchers to determine pathways of OP-pesticide exposure among farmers in developed and developing countries. Factors like wind/agricultural pesticide drift, mixing and spraying pesticides, use of personal protective equipment (PPE), knowledge, perceptions, washing hands, taking a shower, wearing contaminated clothes, eating, drinking, smoking, and hot weather are common in both groups of countries. Factors including low socioeconomic status areas, workplace conditions, duration of exposure, pesticide safety training, frequency of applying pesticides, spraying against the wind, and reuse of pesticide containers for storage are specific contributors in developing countries, whereas housing conditions, social contextual factors, and mechanical equipment were specific pathways in developed countries. This paper compares existing research in environmental and behavioural exposure modifying factors and biological monitoring between developing and developed countries. The main objective of this review is to explore the current depth of understanding of exposure pathways and factors increasing the risk of exposure potentially leading to adverse health effects specific to each group of countries. |
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