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Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA).
(Research: Children´s health, 2014-12)
Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid
function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is
aerially sprayed at large-scale ...
Aerial application of mancozeb and urinary ethylene thiourea (ETU) concentrations among pregnant women in Costa Rica: the Infants' Environmental Health Study (ISA)
(Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014-12-01)
Background: Mancozeb and its main metabolite ethylene thiourea (ETU) may alter thyroid function; thyroid hormones are essential for fetal brain development. In Costa Rica, mancozeb is aerially sprayed at large-scale banana ...
Mesoamerican nephropathy: Geographical distribution and time trends of chronic kidney disease mortality between 1970 and 2012 in Costa Rica
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2014-06-23)
Mesoamerican nephropathy is an epidemic of chronic kidney disease (CKD) unrelated to traditional causes, mostly observed in sugarcane workers. We analysed CKD mortality in Costa Rica to explore when and where the epidemic ...
Social movements and risk perception: unions, churches, pesticides and bananas in Costa Rica
(International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 2013, 2013-11-12)
Background: Between 1992 and 2010 in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a social movement coalition called Foro Emau´s sought to change people’s view on problems of high pesticide use in banana production. Objective: To understand ...
Pesticide exposure and neurodevelopment in children age 6-9 years from Talamanca, Costa Rica.
(Elsevier Ltd, 2016-09-05)
Certain pesticides may affect children's neurodevelopment. We assessed whether pesticide
exposure was associated with impaired neurobehavioral outcomes in children aged 6e9
years.
We conducted a cross-sectional study ...
Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
(Elsevier, 2012)
The US Environmental Protection Agency voluntary phased-out residential use of chlorpyrifos in 2001. In contrast, in Costa Rica, chlorpyrifos-treated bags are increasingly used to protect
banana and plantain fruits from ...
Pesticide use in banana and plantain production and risk perception among local actors in Talamanca, Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2011-07)
The Talamanca County in Costa Rica has large-scale banana and small-scale plantain production,
probably causing pesticide exposure in indigenous children. We explored to what extent different
community actors are aware ...