Qualitative assessment of 27 current-use pesticides in air at 20 sampling sites across Africa

Fuhrimann, Samuel; Klánová, Jana; Příbylová, Petra; Kohoutek, Jiří; Dalvie, Mohamed Aqiel; Röösli, Martin; Degrendele, Céline

doi:10.1016/j.chemosphere.2020.127333

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“…29,432,434 A number of studies were Pan-European in scale 95,[434][435][436] or covered large parts of East Asia. 143,[437][438][439] Two studies reported data on African networks 440,441 and a regional Global Atmospheric Passive Sampling (GAPS) effort 31,442,443 focussed on the group of Latin American and Caribbean countries. While an Australian national study 277,414 could also be classied as 22, This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020 continental, we have listed those studies in Table 16 in Section G.1.3 above.…”

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Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

Wania

Shunthirasingham

2020

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

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Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

Wania

Shunthirasingham

2020

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts

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“…5 2013; Gaspar et al, 2015;Coker et al, 2018;Murray et al, 2018). To assess agricultural pesticide exposure and associated health risks among farmers and residents in agricultural communities, some studies have relied heavily on questionnaires alone (Oesterlund et al, 2014;da Silva et al, 2016;Manyilizu et al, 2016;Sankoh et al, 2016;Debela et al, 2019), while other African studies have only investigated the presence and concentrations of pesticides in ambient air (Shunthirasingham et al, 2010a;Shunthirasingham et al, 2010b;Moussaoui et al, 2012;Dalvie et al, 2014;Arinaitwe et al, 2016;Fuhrimann et al, 2020). To the best of our knowledge, this case study is the first to be performed in Africa that has assessed the potential health risks resulting from inhalation exposure to indoor air concentrations of multiple agricultural pesticides sprayed on nearby fields.…”

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Indoor Air Exposure to Multiple Agricultural Pesticides Potentially Posing the Highest Risk to Young Children

Msibi

Chang

Chiang

et al. 2021

Aerosol Air Qual. Res.

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Agricultural production is a critical economic activity in many African countries, where pesticides are used extensively to improve crop yield and quality. Potential health effects resulting from indoor exposure to agricultural pesticides are very concerning and children are particularly vulnerable. This case study examined indoor exposure to and risks from agricultural pesticides. Indoor air samples were collected on spraying days from households of 15 pesticide applicators and 12 non-applicators in communities close to (~200 m) and surrounded by sugarcane fields in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland), Southern Africa. Liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) analysis of samples revealed mean concentrations of 0.75, 0.32, 0.57 and 0.004 µg m -3 for ametryn, atrazine, pendimethalin and 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D), respectively, in the applicator households

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“…In the Western Cape in South Africa, the research has been focusing on pesticide use for export-oriented fruit and wheat farming. Most studies were conducted along with the cohort CapSA, which included environmental assessments, exposure, and health assessments of 1000 children living on and off farms [ 21 , 22 , 28 , 29 , 30 ]. In the northeastern region of South Africa [ 31 , 32 ] many studies could be linked to the cohort VHEMBE or the cohort “Occupational health needs of women working on small-scale and emerging farms”, and studies were conducted on pesticide use and its health implications also for woman and their children [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Pesticide Research on Environmental and Human Exposure and Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

Fuhrimann

Wan

Blouzard

et al. 2021

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On the African continent, ongoing agriculture intensification is accompanied by the increasing use of pesticides, associated with environmental and public health concerns. Using a systematic literature review, we aimed to map current geographical research hotspots and gaps around environmental and public health risks research of agriculture pesticides in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Studies were included that collected primary data on past and current-used agricultural pesticides and assessed their environmental occurrence, related knowledge, attitude and practice, human exposure, and environmental or public health risks between 2006 and 2021. We identified 391 articles covering 469 study sites in 37 countries in SSA. Five geographical research hotspots were identified: two in South Africa, two in East Africa, and one in West Africa. Despite its ban for agricultural use, organochlorine was the most studied pesticide group (60%; 86% of studies included DDT). Current-used pesticides in agriculture were studied in 54% of the study sites (including insecticides (92%), herbicides (44%), and fungicides (35%)). Environmental samples were collected in 67% of the studies (e.g., water, aquatic species, sediment, agricultural produce, and air). In 38% of the studies, human subjects were investigated. Only few studies had a longitudinal design or assessed pesticide’s environmental risks; human biomarkers; dose-response in human subjects, including children and women; and interventions to reduce pesticide exposure. We established a research database that can help stakeholders to address research gaps, foster research collaboration between environmental and health dimensions, and work towards sustainable and safe agriculture systems in SSA.

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Qualitative assessment of 27 current-use pesticides in air at 20 sampling sites across Africa

Cited by 34 publications

References 52 publications

Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

Passive air sampling for semi-volatile organic chemicals

Indoor Air Exposure to Multiple Agricultural Pesticides Potentially Posing the Highest Risk to Young Children

Pesticide Research on Environmental and Human Exposure and Risks in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Literature Review

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