Surveillance of Pesticide-Related Illness and Injury in Humans

Calvert, Geoffrey M.; Sanderson, Wayne T.; Barnett, Margot; Blondell, Jerome M.; Mehler, Louise

doi:10.1016/b978-012426260-7.50030-6

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“…Pesticides enter surface and ground water primarily as runoff from crops and are most prevalent in agricultural areas. Although the use of such synthetic chemicals has led to increased production of food and fiber but their use has also been associated with several concerns, including risks to human health and alteration of local environment (Calvert et al 2001;Snodgrass 2001). The persistence of toxic pesticides in soil and water adversely affected soil health (Kammenga et al 2000), aquatic life and quality of drinking water (Kumar et al 1995).…”

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Status of insecticide contamination of soil and water in Haryana, India

Kumari

Madan

Kathpal

2007

Environ Monit Assess

153

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Twelve samples each of soil and ground water were collected from paddy-wheat, paddy-cotton, sugarcane fields and tube wells from same or near by fields around Hisar, Haryana, India during 2002-2003 to monitor pesticide residues. Residues were estimated by GC-ECD and GC-NPD systems equipped with capillary columns for organochlorine, synthetic pyrethroid and organophosphate insecticides. In soil, HCH (0.002-0.051 microg g(-1)), DDT (0.001-0.066 microg g(-1)), endosulfan (0.002-0.039 microg g(-1)) and chlordane (0.0002-0.019 microg g(-1)) among organochlorines, cypermethrin (0.001-0.035 microg g(-1)) and fenvalerate (0.001-0.022 microg g(-1)) among synthetic pyrethroids and chlorpyriphos (0.002-0.172 microg g(-1)), malathion (0.002-0.008 microg g(-1)), quinalphos (0.001-0.010 microg g(-1)) among organophosphates were detected. Dominant contaminants were DDT, cypermethrin and chlorpyriphos from the respective groups. In water samples, HCH, DDT, endosulfan and cypermethrin residues were observed frequently. Only chlorpyriphos among organophosphates was detected in 10 samples. On consideration of tube well water for drinking purpose, about 80% samples were found to contain residues above the regulatory limits.

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Status of insecticide contamination of soil and water in Haryana, India

Kumari

Madan

Kathpal

2007

Environ Monit Assess

153

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“…They are used during production and post-harvest treatment of agricultural commodities (FAO/WHO, 2004). However, increased use of chemical pesticides has resulted in contamination of the environment and also caused many associated long-term effects on human health (Bhanti & Taneja, 2007;Calvert, Sanderson, Barnett, Blondell, & Melher, 2001). The presence of pesticide residues in food commodities has always been a matter of serious concern.…”

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Evaluation of pesticide residues in fruits and vegetables from Xiamen, China

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et al. 2011

Food Control

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“…The state surveillance programs collect information on pesticide poisoning cases identified from various sources (e.g., poison control centers, workers' compensation systems, state agencies responsible for pesticide regulation, and physician reports) and classify cases based on the strength of evidence for pesticide exposure, health effects, and toxicological evidence supporting the association between exposure and health effects. 10 Table 1 provides case definitions used by the SENSOR-Pesticides program and CDPR. The SENSOR-Pesticides program and CDPR use slightly different case definitions and categories.…”

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