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Diagnosis of occupational exposure to pesticides in the main growing region of peaches for the industry in Brazil/Diagnostico da exposicao ocupacional a agrotoxicos na principal regiao produtora de pessego para industria do Brasil
The peach culture is extremely susceptible to the attack of pests and diseases. Aiming to avoid yield losses, peach growers apply pesticides. The objective of this research was to characterize some farms and obtain data to better diagnose the reality about the occupational exposition to pesticides i...
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Published in: | Ciência rural 2009-05, Vol.39 (3) |
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Main Authors: | , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | Portuguese |
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Summary: | The peach culture is extremely susceptible to the attack of pests and diseases. Aiming to avoid yield losses, peach growers apply pesticides. The objective of this research was to characterize some farms and obtain data to better diagnose the reality about the occupational exposition to pesticides in the peach culture. The methodology was based on spontaneous interviews carried out on farms with 135 peach growers. The results show that in general the peach culture is practiced on small farms where the predominant labor comes from the family. The purchase of agrochemicals is made via accredited shops, but without an agronomic prescription. Among the cited pesticides, the fungicide Carbendazim (Derosal 500) and insecticide (Perfekthion) are not labeled in Brazil for the peach culture. The use of personal protective equipment (PPE) standard is an uncommon practice among applicators. Key words: agrochemicals, referred morbidity, Prunus persica L. A cultura do pessegueiro e bastante suscetivel ao ataque de insetos praga e doencas. Para evitar prejuizos na producao, os persicultores utilizam agrotoxicos. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram caracterizar as propriedades e obter dados para melhor diagnosticar a realidade sobre a exposicao ocupacional a agrotoxicos na cultura do pessegueiro. O estudo baseou-se em entrevistas espontaneas, realizadas nas propriedades rurais, junto a 135 persicultores. Os resultados mostram que, de modo geral, a cultura do pessegueiro e praticada em pequenas propriedades, onde a mao-de-obra predominante e a familiar. A aquisicao dos agrotoxicos e feita junto a lojas credenciadas, porem, sem receituario agronomico. Entre os agrotoxicos citados, destacam-se o fungicida Carbendazin (Derosal 500) e o inseticida (Perfekthion), que nao sao registrados para a cultura do pessegueiro. A utilizacao de equipamento de protecao individual (EPI) padrao e uma pratica incomum entre os aplicadores. Palavras-chave: produtos fitossanitarios, morbidade referida, Prunus persica L. |
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ISSN: | 0103-8478 |