Abstract
There is strong evidence of the link between asthma and occupational exposure to pesticides and even glyphosate in agricultural workers, but it is limited on asthma and environmental or residential exposure to these chemicals. This research analyzes the prevalence of asthma in an agricultural town with high use of pesticides, mainly glyphosate. Is an ecological study conducted in Monte Maíz, Argentina, composed of a chemical and environmental analysis to determine the burden of exposure to glyphosate and pesticides in general, and a cross-sectional asthma study that uses the methodological criteria of the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC); the prevalence’s found in Monte Maíz are compared with the results of ISAAC in Argentine cities with low exposure to pesticides. In Monte Maíz area 975 tons of pesticides are sprayed (650 are glyphosate) that are also stored inside the town.
Highlights
National University of Cordoba Abstract- There is strong evidence of the link between asthma and occupational exposure to pesticides and even glyphosate in agricultural workers, but it is limited on asthma and environmental or residential exposure to these chemicals
Is an ecological study conducted in Monte Maíz, Argentina, composed of a chemical and environmental analysis to determine the burden of exposure to glyphosate and exposure to pesticides, especially glyphosate
At least 975,000 kilos of pesticides per year are applied in fields surrounding Monte Maíz, and concentrations found inside the town were several times higher than in the cultivated fields, reflecting the fact that the town is the operational base for pesticide applications in the region
Summary
798,685 adolescents aged 13-14 years in 233 centres in 97 countries between 2000 and 2003. Epidemiological studies reveal an association between pesticide exposure and increased prevalence of asthmas, while experimental testing has shown that certain pesticides generate immunological imbalances characteristic of asthma, fortifying the link between occupational exposure to pesticides and asthma, especially in This ecological study was designed to test for possible correlation between residential exposure to pesticides and the prevalence of asthma in Monte Maíz by comparing local rates of disease with those measured by ISAAC in Argentine cities with low or no residential exposure to pesticides. The study comprises both an analysis of chemicals in the environment, and a cross-sectional study of asthma prevalence. In Monte Maíz, children of the same age group had a prevalence of 39.9%, with an OR of 4.64 (CI: 3.26-6.60)
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