Agrotóxicos: Riscos e Implicações na Saúde da População do Vale do Ribeira/SP
Abstract
Palavras-chave: Agrotóxicos; Saúde humana; Produtores de banana; Vale do Ribeira.
Pesticides: Risks and Implications in Health of the Population in Vale do Ribeira/SP
Abstract: The modernization of agriculture has brought pesticides to Brazilian cultivations and serious risks to human health. That way, the World Health Organization warns to the numerous intoxications resulting from the use of these substances, mainly in developing countries, such as Brazil. The objective of this paper was to identify if banana producers from municipalities of Vale do Ribeira/SP, know the risks of pesticides to human health. The methodology adopted was exploratory, of a qualitative nature, using as a method a bibliographical and field research, applying the semi-structured questionnaire technique, directed to banana producers. The results showed that the vast majority of producers are aware of the risks of agricultural chemicals in the health of populations.
Keywords: Pesticides; Human health; Banana Producers; Vale do Ribeira.
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