“…11,326/2006), where 78.1% have an area of up to 10 ha, cultivated with diversified vegetable crops (coriander, lettuce, cabbage, pepper and chives), pineapple, cassava, tobacco, beans, corn and pasture (IBGE 2019a). In 2018 the pesticides most sold in Arapiraca were the herbicides 2,4-D (214,000 L), Glyphosate (76,004 L) and Paraquat (34,035 L), in addition to the insecticides Cipermethrin (2,120 L) and Lambda-Cyhalothrin (1,832 L), according to Cavalcante et al (2020). Considering that 60.8% of Arapiraca's agricultural establishments use pesticides, the lack of technical assistance identified in 93.9% of the establishments, associated with the 45.6% of producers who cannot read and write (IBGE 2019b), may have reflected in the purchase and inadequate handling of pesticides and their packaging, reflecting on intoxications (Silva et al 2013).…”