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TOBACCO CONTROL Health
Measuring tobacco-attributable costs and illicit trade effects in Latin America
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Journal articlesINDIGENOUS POPULATION AGRICULTURAL WORKERS Ecohealth ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH HEALTH HAZARDS ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE
Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica
The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain production, probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children.
Published dateSaturday, July 2, 2011 - 04:00 -
Journal articlesCHILDREN PESTICIDES BANANAS DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Ecohealth ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH INDIGENOUS PEOPLES
Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
Results suggest that the general living environment of children from the banana village is contaminated with chlorpyrifos, detected in air, soil, surface water, mattress and house dust samples, and in all the hand and foot wash samples.
Published dateThursday, August 2, 2012 - 04:00 -
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Infant environmental health program using an ecosystem approach (ISA) : final technical report (April 2009 - April 2013); executive summary
The program was created to assess and improve the sustainability of production systems of banana and plantain, using agroecological approaches to human health, particularly with regard to pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment of 0-2 years-old ba
Published dateThursday, May 2, 2013 - 04:00