Rural workers` health related to the use of pesticides in developing and developed countries

Authors

  • Enilce Maria Coelho Instituto Federal Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
  • Fábio Cunha Coelho Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.19180/1809-2667.v19n12017p121-133

Keywords:

Worker safety, Conventional agriculture, Crop protection

Abstract

This review aims to examine the issue rural workers' health and the use of pesticides in its various aspects, especially emphasizing how that is doing in developing and developed countries. We found than the rural workers pesticide contamination problems occur both in developing countries as in developed countries. We concluded than to ensure the rural workers’ health when they use pesticides becomes necessary to increase the training of workers. It is also important to build political agendas and actions in the health of agricultural workers, with implementation of preventive health programs with greater oversight and monitoring on pesticide use.

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Author Biographies

  • Enilce Maria Coelho, Instituto Federal Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    D.Sc. Engenharia Agrícola pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professora do Instituto Federal Fluminense, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ – Brasil. E-mail: enilcecoelho@yahoo.com.br.
  • Fábio Cunha Coelho, Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro (UENF), Campos dos Goytacazes/RJ
    D.Sc. Fitotecnia pela Universidade Federal de Viçosa. Professor da Universidade Estadual do Norte Fluminense Darcy Ribeiro, Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ – Brasil. E-mail: fabiocuncoelho@gmail.com.

Published

03-07-2017

Issue

Section

Review articles

How to Cite

COELHO, Enilce Maria; COELHO, Fábio Cunha. Rural workers` health related to the use of pesticides in developing and developed countries. Revista Vértices, [S. l.], v. 19, n. 1, p. 121–133, 2017. DOI: 10.19180/1809-2667.v19n12017p121-133. Disponível em: https://editoraessentia.iff.edu.br/index.php/vertices/article/view/6499.. Acesso em: 21 nov. 2024.

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