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Assessment of dermal exposure to bitumen condensate among road paving and mastic crews with an observational method
(Oxford University Press, 2011-05-19)Objective: To assess dermal exposure to bitumen condensate among road pavers and indoor mastic workers in multiple crews using a semi-quantitative observational method [DeRmal Exposure Assessment Method (DREAM)].Methods: ... -
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 ... -
Current-use pesticide transport to Costa Rica's high-altitude tropical cloud forest
(The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC), 2011-10-12)To gain insight into the atmospheric transport and deposition of organic contaminants in high-altitude forests in the humid tropics, pesticides were analyzed in air, water, and soil samples from Costa Rica. Passive samplers ... -
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 ... -
Respiratory, allergy and eye problems in bagasse-exposed sugar cane workers in Costa Rica
(BMJ Journals, 2012-01-22)Aims To evaluate bagasse (sugar cane fibres) and microbiological exposure among sugar cane refinery workers in Costa Rica and its relationships with respiratory, allergy and eye problems. Methods Ventilatory lung function ... -
A participatory assessment of ecosystem services and human wellbeing in Rural Costa Rica using Photo-Voice
(Springer, 2012-03-09)Human well-being is intricately connected to ecosystem services. A keystone contribution to the ecosystem service literature has been the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, MA, (Ecosystems and human well-being: a framework ... -
Decreased Kidney Function Among Agricultural Workers In El Salvador
(Elsevier, 2012-04)Background: An epidemic of chronic kidney disease of unknown cause has emerged along the Pacific coast of Central America, particularly in relatively young male sugarcane workers. In El Salvador, we examined residence and ... -
Ecotoxicological characterization of a tropical soil after diazinon spraying
(Springer, 2012-07-04)The impact of diazinon spraying in an agricultural tropical soil through the evaluation of both the habitat and retention functions of the soil system was never reported. To fill this gap, five times the recommended dose ... -
Heat exposure in sugarcane harvesters in Costa Rica
(Wiley Periodicals, 2013)Background Occupational heat stress is a major concern in sugarcane production and has been hypothesized as a causal factor of a chronic kidney disease epidemic in Central America. This study described working conditions ... -
Disabling musculoskeletal pain in working populations: is it the job, the person, or the culture?
(International Association for the Study of Pain, 2013)To compare the prevalence of disabling low back pain (DLBP) and disabling wrist/hand pain (DWHP) among groups of workers carrying out similar physical activities in different cultural environments, and to explore explanations ... -
Determinants of Health in Seasonal Migrants: Coffee Harvesters in Los Santos, Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2013-07-19)In the agroexport zone of Los Santos Zone in Costa Rica, coffee is harvested by migrant labor. Most migrants are from Panama and Nicaragua. We describe migrants' housing- and service-related health determinants, with ... -
Seguro de Riesgos del Trabajo del Instituto Nacional de Seguros
(2013-08-22)Como parte de sus servicios, el INS promueve el "Modelo de Riesgos del Trabajo y Salud Ocupacional, el cual tiene como objetivo básico promover, desarrollar y fortalecer la prevención de riesgos laborales y por ende la ... -
Cantidad importada de plaguicidas como herramienta para el monitoreo de peligros para la salud en Costa Rica
(2013-08-22)En Costa Rica la problemática existente en torno al uso de plaguicidas radica en que se importan actualmente aproximadamente12000 toneladas al año de casi 300 ingredientes activos. Estas sustancias tóxicas poseen efectos ... -
Presencia de residuos de plaguicidas y calidad biológica del agua del Río Jiménez, como representante de los ríos del Caribe de Costa Rica.
(2013-08-22)Costa Rica es un país cuya economía se basa en gran medida en las actividades agrícolas. Por esta razón y en aras de incrementar la producción, se utilizan grandes cantidades de agroquímicos, lo que ha colocado al país en ... -
Resolving the enigma of the mesoamerican nephropathy: A research workshop summary
(National Kidney Foundation, 2013-10-21)The First International Research Workshop on Mesoamerican Nephropathy (MeN) met in Costa Rica in November 2012 to discuss how to establish the extent and degree of MeN, examine relevant causal hypotheses, and focus efforts ... -
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 ... -
Biomarkers of manganese exposure in pregnant women and children living in an agricultural community in California
(American Chemical Society, 2014)Manganese (Mn) is an essential nutrient but at high exposure levels is a neurotoxicant. There is no wellvalidated biomarker to assess perinatal Mn exposure. A total of 75 mother-child pairs provided blood, urine, and/or ... -
Development of quantitative RNA biomarkers for detecting dioxin-like and estrogenic pollutants in Costa Rican native fish species
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)Monitoring the environmental impact on native species is crucial for the correct management of tropical ecosystems. The Costa Rican fish Parachromis dovii (Cichlidae) and Poecilia gillii (Poecillidae) were used as sentinel ... -
Use of cholinesterase activity as a biomarker of pesticide exposure used on Costa Rican banana plantations in the native tropical fish Astyanax aeneus (Günther, 1860)
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)In Costa Rica, thousands of tones of agricultural pesticides have been used for decades and their use is continuously increasing due to intensive and expanding production of coffee, pineapple, rice, ornamental plants and ... -
Pesticide exposure on sloths (Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni) in an agricultural landscape of Northeastern Costa Rica
(Journal of Environmental Biology, 2014-01)Between 2005 and 2008, wild Bradypus variegatus and Choloepus hoffmanni inhabiting an agricultural landscape and captive animals from a rescue center in Northeastern Costa Rica were studied to assess exposure to pesticides. ...
