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

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  • Monica Lopes-Ferreira

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Adolfo Luis Almeida Maleski

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil
    Post-Graduation Program of Toxinology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Leticia Balan-Lima

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Jefferson Thiago Gonçalves Bernardo

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Lucas Marques Hipolito

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Ana Carolina Seni-Silva

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil
    Post-Graduation Program of Toxinology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Joao Batista-Filho

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil
    Post-Graduation Program of Toxinology, Butantan Institute, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Maria Alice Pimentel Falcao

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

  • Carla Lima

    (Immunoregulation Unit of the Laboratory of Applied Toxinology (CeTICs/FAPESP), Butantan Institute, Vital Brazil Avenue, 1500, Butantan, São Paulo 05503-009, Brazil)

Abstract

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.

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  • Monica Lopes-Ferreira & Adolfo Luis Almeida Maleski & Leticia Balan-Lima & Jefferson Thiago Gonçalves Bernardo & Lucas Marques Hipolito & Ana Carolina Seni-Silva & Joao Batista-Filho & Maria Alice Pim, 2022. "Impact of Pesticides on Human Health in the Last Six Years in Brazil," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(6), pages 1-19, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:19:y:2022:i:6:p:3198-:d:766930
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