Relationships of perception of health risks by use of pesticides: a man-environment look

The use of agricultural pesticides is increasingly linked to public health problems and negative impacts on the environment. Furthermore, Brazilian environmental agencies lack protective actions. Our objective in this study was to analyze the process that leads to the perception of the risks associa...

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Published in:Environmental monitoring and assessment 2023-06, Vol.195 (6), p.773-773, Article 773
Main Authors: Silverio, Astrid Merino, Cunha, Maristela Casé Costa, de Andrade, Wbaneide Martins, dos Santos Simplício, Luane
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agrarian society
Agricultural production
Agriculture
Agrochemicals
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Bans
Brazil
Climate change
Cognitive ability
Decision making
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Ecotoxicology
Environment
Environmental impact
Environmental Management
Environmental monitoring
Environmental science
Health problems
Health risk assessment
Health risks
humans
Information processing
Literature reviews
memory
Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Perception
Personal protective equipment
Pesticides
Public health
Qualitative analysis
Review
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Summary:The use of agricultural pesticides is increasingly linked to public health problems and negative impacts on the environment. Furthermore, Brazilian environmental agencies lack protective actions. Our objective in this study was to analyze the process that leads to the perception of the risks associated with the use of pesticides in the riverside agricultural communities of the San Francisco Valley in northeastern Brazil. We conducted a qualitative literature review, applying the Constructivist Grounded Theory to the analysis of published scientific articles. The elements of the perception process that we identified are (1) the environment; (2) conditioning factors; (3) perception of the human body; (4) memory; (5) socio-cognitive processing; (6) automatic response; (7) decision-making process; and (8) behavior. Each of these elements and their relationships indicate the location of the causes of inadequate perception, and thus guide potential solutions.
ISSN:0167-6369
1573-2959
DOI:10.1007/s10661-023-11367-7