Abstract:This study estimated the risk of chronic exposure of the Brazilian population to pesticide residues by eating table tomatoes. This risk was evaluated taking into consideration 46 pesticides that were quantified in tomato samples by the Programa de Análise de Resíduos de Agrotóxicos em Alimentos (PARA) from 2013-2015. To identify those who were most susceptible to this risk, estimates were made considering the following population variables: gender (male and female); stage of life (adolescence, adult and old ag… Show more
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