Overview of the Impacts of Pesticides on Human Health in Municipalities with high use and consumption in SPst - Brazil

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The research and activities developed by the São Paulo Forum to Combat Impacts on Pesticides and Transgenics, involve municipalities with higher levels of aerial spraying and where the mortality rate is different. The Forum is composed of members of civil society and public institutions. OBJECTIVE in this symposium: To analyze intoxications, congenital malfomation and the profile of cancer mortality in municipalities where high levels of pesticides were found in water for human consumption. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional study based on data from the Ministry of Health/DATASUS on deaths and poisoning by pesticides, domestic use, use in public health and rodenticides in municipalities in the State of São Paulo. RESULTS:Between 2010 and 2019, 113,245 intoxications were reported in Brazil, 60,025 of which were attempted suicides and 39,255 of accidental and habitual use. Of the intoxications in Brazil, 78% were unrelated to work and 3,513 evolved to deaths.In SP state congenital malformations are the third leading cause of child and adolescent deaths (2.41 deaths/1000 inhab) and neoplasms, the fifth leading cause (1.92 deaths/1,000 inhabitants). In 11 municipalities where there is aerial spraying, the rate of neoplasms is 3.49 /100 thousand inhabitants and the second cause of congenital malformation in 5 of these municipalities. The 113,245 cases of poisoning in Brazil, 74.6% of the victims lived in urban areas. In relation to the São Paulo st, 86% lived in urban. Regarding color/race, in Brazil 43.1% were black. Most are between 20 and 39 yo and 26.8% were children under 1 year and 19 yo. CONCLUSIONS:When analyzing the data on the commercialization of pesticides in Brazil, comparing with the incidences of notification of poisoning by pesticides (for agricultural, domestic, public health and rodenticide), a proportional growth is observed, as each product is consumed.We conclude that information is fundamental for society to seek public policies. KEYWORDS: Pesticides,Occupational exposures,Mortality,Toxicology,Water quality