Risk assessment of pesticides used in rice-prawn concurrent systems in Bangladesh

Sumon, Kizar Ahmed; Rico, Andreu; Horst, M.M.S. ter; Brink, Paul J. Van den; Haque, Mohammad Mahfujul; Rashid, Harunur

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.06.014

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“…This study found that all respondents in the present survey were reported to spray their crops with pesticides. Almost similar results (87% of interviewed farmers) were reported to use pesticides in rice fields in a study in Khulna region (Sumon et al, 2016). Slight variations in percentage in use of the pesticides might be due to the type of cultivated crops since vegetables are more susceptible to pests and disease than rice.…”

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“…In the present study, the majority of the interviewed farmers (56%) were reported to think that pesticides having no occupational health hazards at all. Sumon et al (2016) reported that 94% of the interviewed farmers thought pesticides to have short/long term health effects. This could be explained by the fact that 64% of the farmers in the present study faced health problem after applying pesticides however, among them 41% reported to be very confident that these symptoms had been caused by the pesticides.…”

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“…Pesticide application in agricultural crops contaminate the aquatic environment in and around them by several routes including spray drift, surface runoff, and groundwater leaching, careless disposal of empty containers after pesticide application (Van den Brink, 2013, Hossain et al, 2015., Sumon et al, 2016Sumon et al, , 2017. These pesticides may potentially cause toxicological effects on both non-target aquatic organisms like primary producers (Malev et .…”

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“…These pesticides may potentially cause toxicological effects on both non-target aquatic organisms like primary producers (Malev et . Furthermore, farmers having poor knowledge on safe pesticide use and management could result in human health hazards like skin disease, gastrointestinal disease, urinary and reproductive dysfunctions (Sumon et al, 2016). Exposure to pesticides during application may affect the health conditions of farmers including acute intoxication and/or other diseases e.g.…”

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“…Several studies monitored the pattern of pesticides use in different agricultural crops of Bangladesh (Dasgupta et al, 2005;Meisner, 2004). Few studies investigated the potential risks of pesticides in different water bodies in Bangladesh (Sumon et al, 2016(Sumon et al, , 2018 but the use of the pesticide has not received much attention in Mymensingh district. To the best of our knowledge, no studies have investigated the use of pesticide by the vegetable farmers and different health issues caused by pesticide application in Mymensingh district, Bangladesh.…”

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Use of pesticide by the vegetables farmers and occupational health hazards posed by pesticide application in Mymensingh district

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In Bangladesh, the use of different types of pesticides has increased in crop protection purposes. These pesticides may affect farmers’ health and contaminate the aquatic environment. The objectives of the current study were to assess the use of pesticide by the vegetable farmers and their associated health hazards caused by pesticide application. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from fifty vegetable farmers of three different villages at Mymensingh Sadar Upazila during February and March of 2019. Results showed that the mostly used pesticide was Mefonexam (used by 40% interviewed farmers), followed by Thiamethoxam + Chlorantraniliprole (24%), Profenofos + Cypermethrin (20%), and Propineb (10%). The highest application frequency was reported as 30 times for Ebamectin. The present study recorded Chlorpyrifos as the highest using dose (7.5 kg/ha) in vegetable farms. Approximately 42% of the farmers were reported to increase the amount of applying pesticide in the last 5 years where 46% continued same. More than half of the respondents (56%) were reported to use at least one protective measure during pesticide application. Most of the interviewed farmers (56%) reported no health risk while applying pesticides. Sixty percent of the interviewed farmers were claimed to have faced some negative health symptoms. Respondents were reported to face headache (31%), eye irritation (27%), vomiting (20%), dizziness (12%), and skin irritation (7%). The study indicates that the farmers of Mymensingh are not conscious about the proper use of pesticide, thus this kind of injudicious use of pesticide causes serious occupational health hazards. Res. Agric., Livest. Fish.7(1): 165-174, April 2020

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The role of chemical exposures in reducing the effectiveness of water–sanitation–hygiene interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

Kearns

2020

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The sustainable success of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) interventions to reduce waterborne disease and promote public health in low‐income regions is uncertain. Recent large randomized controlled trials in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe revealed that traditional household WASH interventions are unlikely to reduce diarrhea or improve linear growth (i.e., reduce stunting) in infants and children—two important indicators of the effectiveness of WASH interventions. A possible factor contributing to the null results is that traditional WASH interventions control microbial pathogens but do not remove chemical toxicants. Exposure to many organic and inorganic chemical toxicants is associated with diarrheal symptoms, as well as with preterm birth and stunting. Many chemical toxicants have deleterious effects on the immune system, impairing the body's response to infectious diseases, and reducing the effectiveness of vaccinations. Globalization has led to rapid and largely unregulated import, production, use, and disposal without adequate treatment of large quantities of hazardous chemicals throughout the developing world, with profound effects on the environment and human health. Literature evidence from the past 10 to 15 years on putative and demonstrated chemical exposures in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe and the regions within the countries where the large WASH trials took place supports potential contribution(s) from chemical toxicants in the failure of traditional WASH interventions to relieve diarrhea and stunting. Mitigating exposures to organic and inorganic chemical immunotoxins through drinking water and other routes is likely to be a necessary‐but‐insufficient criterion for the sustainable success of WASH interventions. This article is categorized under: Engineering Water > Water, Health, and Sanitation Engineering Water > Sustainable Engineering of Water

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Risk assessment of pesticides used in rice-prawn concurrent systems in Bangladesh

Cited by 55 publications

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Use of pesticide by the vegetables farmers and occupational health hazards posed by pesticide application in Mymensingh district

Use of pesticide by the vegetables farmers and occupational health hazards posed by pesticide application in Mymensingh district

The role of chemical exposures in reducing the effectiveness of water–sanitation–hygiene interventions in Bangladesh, Kenya, and Zimbabwe

Factors Influencing the Efficacy of Probiotics

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