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Assessment of pesticide exposure in the agricultural population of Costa Rica
(British Occupational Hygiene Society, 2005)
We describe a model for the retrospective assessment of parental exposure to 26 pesticides, selected by toxicity-based prioritization, in a population-based case–control study of childhood leukaemia in Costa Rica (301 ...
Evaluation of a battery of toxicity tests for use in the assessment of water quality in a Costa Rican laboratory
(Wiley Periodicals, Estados Unidos, 2000)
The Laboratory for Ecotoxicological Studies (ECOTOX) of IRET evaluated the following toxicity tests: Daphnia magna (daphnia test), Hydra attenuata (hydra test), Allium sp. (onion test), Panagrellus redivivus (nematode ...
Field testing passive air samplers for current use pesticides in a tropical environment
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica., 2008)
Air was sampled for one year in the central valley of Costa Rica using an active high-volume sampler as well as passive samplers (PAS) based on polyurethane foam (PUF) disks and XAD-resin filled mesh cylinders. Extracts ...
Mortality among a Cohort of Banana Plantation Workers in Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)
The nematocide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), widely used in Costa Rica during the late 1960s and 1970s, causes sterility in men and is a possible carcinogen. Mortality among a cohort of Costa Rican banana plantation ...
Acute health effects of organophosphorus pesticides on Tanzanian small-scale coffee growers
(Nature Publishing Group, 2001-07-01)
A cute health effects of organophosphorus (PP) pesticides on coffee farmworkers in 1991-1992 in Tanzania are reported to provide a basis for concern over farmworkers being overexposed during application. Workers exposed ...
Determinants of dermal exposure among Nicaraguan subsistence farmers during pesticide applications with backpack sprayers
(British Occupational Hygiene Society, 2005)
Identification of pesticide exposure determinants has become an issue in explaining exposure variability and improving control measures. Most studies have been conducted in industrialized countries. The aim of this study ...
Resultados de estudio: Contacto con plaguicidas y efecto en la salud respiratoria de las mujeres del territorio indígena
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)
Describe si el contacto con plaguicidas está relacionado con problemas de respiración como tos, falta de aire y silbidos en el pecho. En 2007 se entrevistó a mujeres con un cuestionario para saber cuánto contacto tenían ...
Resultados del estudio: Los plaguicidas y sus efectos sobre la salud
(Universidad de Quebec, Montreal, CanadaUniversidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)
Muestra los resultados del estudio a partir de las respuestas aportadas por las 55 personas participantes.
Cuidado con los plaguicidas
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2009)
Plantea algunas recomendaciones para evitar que los plaguicidas dañen la salud de las personas que están en contacto con ellos.
Workplace Carcinogen and Pesticide Exposures in Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2003)
The CAREX data system converts national workforce volumes and proportions of workers exposed to workplace carcinogens into numbers of exposed in 55 industrial categories. CAREX was adapted for Costa Rica for 27 carcinogens ...