%0 Journal Article
%T Surveys and educational workshops on pesticides in rural residents of the commune of R¨ªo de los Sauces, C¨®rdoba
%A Natalia Gentile
%A Fernando Ma£¿as
%A Laura Peralta
%A Beatriz Bosch
%J RETEL : Revista de Toxicolog¨ªa en L¨ªnea
%D 2010
%I Servicio de Toxicolog¨ªa del Sanatorio de Ni?os
%X The Province of C¨®rdoba is regarded as a region of work exposure to pesticides due to the intense agricultural practice. Specific activities were carried out with 34 rural workers families in the community of Rio de los Sauces (located in the southwest of the Province of C¨®rdoba) and with representatives of the educational personnel. One of these activities was to implement surveys. Thirty four percent of the families fumigate around the housing. Most commonly used pesticides are glyphosate, cipermetrine, 2-4D, endosulfan, atrazine and chlorpyrifos. Hundred percent of the surveyed people consider pesticides as dangerous. Fifty three percent have not received information about the effects. Eighty two percent recognize the skin, respiratory system, mouth and eyes as a route of entry. Thirty five percent report intoxication cases, eighty three percent in people who apply pesticides. Hundred percent are not aware of the legislation about pesticides. Fifty percent have observed a reduction in the number of wild animals and plants; thirty percent attribute it to contamination. In 53% and 12% of the surveyed homes, allergy and asthma, and cancer cases were reported, respectively. Based on the results of the survey, educational workshops were implemented, divulgation material was produced and genotoxicity assays in people exposed to pesticides were planned. The approach of this problem through direct intervention with small and medium rural producers, allowed us to develop a consciousness action about responsible use of pesticides, promoting behavioral changes in exposed people.
%K pesticides
%K rural workers
%K health
%K education
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