Browsing Artículos científicos by Author "Barraza, Douglas"
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Indigenous children living nearby plantations with chlorpyrifos-treated bags have elevated 3,5,6-trichloro-2-pyridinol (TCPy) urinary concentrations
van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Barraza, Douglas; Ruepert, Clemens; Mora Vargas, Ana Maria; Oberg, Mathias; Wesseling, Catharina; Lindh, Christian; Mergler, Donna; Córdoba, Leonel (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
Barraza, Douglas; Jansen, Kees; van Wendel de Joode, Berna; Wesseling, Catharina (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 ...