Tracking pesticide exposure to operating workers for risk assessment in seed coating with tebuconazole and carbofuran

Han, Ruiqi; Wu, Zhaowei; Huang, Zhongqiao; Man, Xuejing; Teng, Lijie; Wang, Tingting; Liu, Pengfei; Wang, Weifeng; Zhao, Xiaoqun; Hao, Jianjun; Liu, Xili

doi:10.1002/ps.6315

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“…The lifetime carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic health risks associated with dermal exposure to the OCP-contaminated river water were considered nominal for the surrounding populations. Han et al [58] detected the dermal exposure and assessed the risk of pesticide exposure for those involved in the seed-coating process. The results of the study indicated that the levels of chemical exposure varied by the type of work undertaken and the region of a worker's body exposed.…”

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Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application

Tudi

et al. 2022

Toxics

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Pesticides play an important role in agricultural development. However, pesticide application can result in both acute and chronic human toxicities, and the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment and human health remain a serious problem. There is therefore a need to discuss the application methods for pesticides, the routes of pesticide exposure, and the health risks posed by pesticide application. The health problems related to pesticide application and exposure in developing countries are of particular concern. The purpose of this paper is to provide scientific information for policymakers in order to allow the development of proper pesticide application technics and methods to minimize pesticide exposure and the adverse health effects on both applicators and communities. Studies indicate that there are four main pesticide application methods, including hydraulic spraying, backpack spraying, basal trunk spraying, and aerial spraying. Pesticide application methods are mainly selected by considering the habits of target pests, the characteristics of target sites, and the properties of pesticides. Humans are directly exposed to pesticides in occupational, agricultural, and household activities and are indirectly exposed to pesticides via environmental media, including air, water, soil, and food. Human exposure to pesticides occurs mainly through dermal, oral, and respiratory routes. People who are directly and/or indirectly exposed to pesticides may contract acute toxicity effects and chronic diseases. Although no segment of the general population is completely protected against exposure to pesticides and their potentially serious health effects, a disproportionate burden is shouldered by people in developing countries. Both deterministic and probabilistic human health risk assessments have their advantages and disadvantages and both types of methods should be comprehensively implemented in research on exposure and human health risk assessment. Equipment for appropriate pesticide application is important for application efficiency to minimize the loss of spray solution as well as reduce pesticide residuals in the environment and adverse human health effects due to over-spraying and residues. Policymakers should implement various useful measures, such as integrated pest management (IPM) laws that prohibit the use of pesticides with high risks and the development of a national implementation plan (NIP) to reduce the adverse effects of pesticides on the environment and on human health.

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Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application

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Toxics

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“…The routine-based planting of chemically treated seeds has raised several socio-economic, human health, and environmental concerns. This is because of the poor efficacy or inconsistent effectiveness of chemical seed treatments in controlling seed-and soil-borne pests (Rossman et al 2018;Mourtzinis et al 2019;Lundin et al 2020;You et al 2020;Fadel Sartori et al 2020); risk exposure to operators that treat seeds or handle treated seeds (White and Hoppin 2004;Han et al 2021); development of different forms of human cancer (AGRICAN 2020); and negative effects on non-target organisms such as bees (Rundlof et al 2015;Main et al 2020), birds (Li et al 2020b;Fernández-Vizcaíno et al 2021), and soil beneficial microorganisms (Nettles et al 2016;Zaller et al 2016;Gomes et al 2017). In addition, the planting of chemically treated seeds negatively affects beneficial plant fungal endophytes, involved in plant growth and development thereby reducing early plant growth (Vasanthakumari et al 2019).…”

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Biological seed treatments promote crop establishment and yield: a global meta-analysis

Lamichhane

Corrales

Soltani

2022

Agron. Sustain. Dev.

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Seeds are a vector of genetic progress and, as such, they play a significant role in the sustainability of the agri-food system. The current global seed market is worth USD 60 billion that is expected to reach USD 80 billion by 2025. Seeds are most often treated before their planting with both chemical and biological agents/products to secure good seed quality and high yield by reducing or preventing losses caused by diseases. There is increasing interest in biological seed treatments as alternatives to chemical seed treatments as the latter have several negative human health and environmental impacts. However, no study has yet quantified the effectiveness of biological seed treatments to enhance crop performance and yield. Our meta-analysis encompassing 396 studies worldwide reveals for the first time that biological seed treatments significantly improve seed germination (7±6%), seedling emergence (91±5%), plant biomass (53±5%), disease control (55±1%), and crop yield (21±2%) compared to untreated seeds across contrasted crop groups, target pathogens, climatic regions, and experimental conditions. We conclude that biological seed treatments may represent a sustainable solution to feed the increasing global populations while avoiding negative effects on human health and ensuring environmental sustainability.

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“…In this aspect, Poliserpi et al [38] pointed out that some components of seed coatings could pose a risk to birds. Therefore, when authorizing new seed coating chemicals, their impact on the environment [39,40] and human health [41] should be carefully assessed. Gesch et al [42] reported that in the case of early sowing dates, properly prepared coatings could increase soybean cold tolerance.…”

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Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation

Jarecki

2021

Agronomy

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Inoculated or coated soybean seeds are often sown in agricultural practice. These treatments play a different role depending on the chemical composition of the preparation. The aim of the field experiment was to demonstrate the effectiveness of the developed coating (chitosan + alginate/PEG) and commercial inoculant (HiStick® Soy) applied alone or in combination to soybean seeds. Uncoated (control) seeds were sown for comparison. The research was carried out in 2018–2020 using the cultivar ‘Mavka’. The experiment was located in Makowisko, Podkarpackie Province, Poland. Coating composition was developed in a laboratory belonging to the Łukasiewicz Research Network—Institute of Biopolymers and Chemical Fibers in Łódź, Poland. The main role of the coating is to protect soybean seeds from low temperatures. HiStick® Soy inoculant contains Bradyrhizobium japonicum bacteria which increase nodulation on the roots. The conducted research demonstrated that sowing only coated seeds was not very effective, because the suitable number of nodules had not developed on soybean roots. The application of the inoculant alone positively affected the assessed traits compared to control, however, plant population was lower than expected. The highest seed yield was obtained after sowing coated seeds in combination with the inoculant (4.32 t·ha−1) and only inoculated seeds (4.23 t·ha−1) compared to control (3.64 t·ha−1). The test of the novel seed-coating agent showed that it had an good effect and efficacy, but only in combination with the inoculation procedure.

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Tracking pesticide exposure to operating workers for risk assessment in seed coating with tebuconazole and carbofuran

Cited by 12 publications

References 34 publications

Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application

Exposure Routes and Health Risks Associated with Pesticide Application

Biological seed treatments promote crop establishment and yield: a global meta-analysis

Soybean Response to Seed Coating with Chitosan + Alginate/PEG and/or Inoculation

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