Risk assessment through dietary intake of total diet contaminated with pesticide residues in Punjab, India, 1999–2002

Battu, R. S.; Singh, Balwinder; Kang, Balpreet Kaur; Joia, B. S.

doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2004.12.004

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“…Another study from Bhatinda, Punjab, which has high pesticide consumption rates, has reported that children exposed to pesticides displayed lower abilities in cognition, memory, stamina, motor skills and concentration than their unexposed counterparts selected from a non-target area 39. Recent studies conducted in Punjab reveal widespread contamination of dairy milk and its products with high residues of persistent organochlorine insecticides such as DDT and HCH in bovine and human milk 40 41. Similar results on pesticide residue concentrations were observed in water and food in a previous study42 and milk (bovine and human), food and fodder in the present study.…”

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Adverse reproductive and child health outcomes among people living near highly toxic waste water drains in Punjab, India

Thakur

Prinja

Singh

et al. 2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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Adverse reproductive and child health outcomes among people living near highly toxic waste water drains in Punjab, India

Thakur

Prinja

Singh

et al. 2009

Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health

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“…Aguilera-del Real et al (1997) reported levels of endosulfan residues in peppers, cucumbers, and cherry tomatoes as 0.16, 0.12, and 0.30 mg/kg, respectively. Monitoring studies conducted in India (Battu et al, 2005) revealed widespread contamination of vegetables, fruits, and cereals with insecticide residues. In vegetables from Eastern Romania (Hura et al, 1999), the mean levels of HCHs and DDTs varied between 0.24 and 1.19 µg/kg in carrots and lettuce for HCHs, and 0.89 and 9.8 µg/kg in carrots, lettuce and cabbage for DDTs.…”

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The Use and Fate of Pesticides in Vegetable-Based Agro-Ecosystems in Ghana

Ntow¹

2008

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the information contained herein may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, by photocopying, recording or otherwise, without written prior permission from the publishers. Although all care is taken to ensure integrity and the quality of this publication and the information herein, no responsibility is assumed by the publishers nor the author for any damage to the property or persons as a result of operation or use of this publication and/or the information contained herein.Published by: Taylor & Francis/Balkema PO Box 447, 2300 AK Leiden, The Netherlands e-mail: Pub. NL@tandf.co.uk www.balkema.nl, www.taylorandfrancis.co.uk, To the memory of Dr. Akosua Werekoa (aka Awo), this thesis is dedicated to her, my wife, Mrs Bernice Worlanyo Ntow and my parents, Francis Andrews Ntow andMargaret Kyei (Yaa Saah), whom God has used to bring me this far. Contents AcknowledgementsChapter 1 Introduction 1Chapter 2 Farmer perceptions and pesticide use practices in vegetable production in Ghana 9Chapter 3 Dissipation of endosulfan in field-grown tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum) and cropped soil at Akumadan 27Chapter 4The impact of agricultural runoff on the quality of two streams at Akumadan and Tono 43Chapter 5 Occupational exposure to pesticides: blood cholinesterase activity in farmers at Akumadan 57Chapter Introduction GeneralWorldwide pesticide usage has increased tremendously since the 1960s. It has largely been responsible for the "green revolution", i.e. the massive increase in food production obtained from the same surface of land with the help of mineral fertilisers (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium), more efficient machinery and intensive irrigation. The use of pesticides helped to significantly reduce crop losses and to improve the yield of crops such as corn, maize, vegetables, potatoes and cotton. Notwithstanding the beneficial effects of pesticides, their adverse effects on environmental quality and human health have been well documented worldwide and constitute a major issue that gives rise to concerns at local, regional, national and global scales (Planas et al., 1997; Huber et al., 2000; Kidd et al., 2001; Cerejeira et al., 2003). Residues of pesticides contaminate soils and water, persist in the crops, enter the food chain, and finally are ingested by humans with foodstuffs and water. Furthermore, pesticides can be held responsible for contributing to biodiversity losses and deterioration of natural habitats (Sattler et al., 2006). There have been reported instances of pest resurgence, development of resistance to pesticides, secondary pest outbreaks and destruction of non-target species. Despite the fact that pesticides are also applied in other sectors, agriculture can undoubtedly be seen as the most important source of adverse effects (Hoyer and Kratz, 2001; cited in Sattler et al., 2006).The application of different pesticides varies with the region. For instance, in North Ameri...

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“…Experiences with farmers on health implications of pesticides in Punjab revealed that incidences of occurrence of cancer, kidney failure, still birth, infertility, etc. have been substantially increased [59][60][61][62][63]. There have been a number of outbreaks of accidental poisoning that deserves special mention [34,64].…”

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confidence: 99%