This report addresses a potentially serious risk to public health, the risk that many pesticides
affect the human immune system in ways that suppress normal immune responses to …

O artigo apresenta um levantamento efetuado no ano de 1997 em 40 propriedades rurais
de Cachoeiras de Macacu (RJ) acerca da percepção de risco e das práticas de uso dos …

A determinação de situações de riscos na população que faz uso de agrotóxico é complexa.
O objetivo desse estudo foi conhecer o contexto social, econômico e cultural e algumas das …

Background Developing countries have limited air quality management systems due to
inadequate legislation and lack of political will, among other challenges. Maintaining a …

The coastal tropics comprise some of the most sensitive and yet the most understudied
ecosystems in the world. Coastal plains and river valleys are also home to agriculture on a …

4.3. 1 Sub-optimal production 87 4.3. 2 Economic limitations 89 4.3. 3 Recognised yet
contested health problems 89 4.3. 4 The unseen environmental problems 93 4.3. 5 …

Pestisida merupakan suatu bahan kimia yang digunakan untuk membunuh atau
mengendalikan hama. Terdapat lebih dari 200 formulasi pestisida di Indonesia yang …

MATERIALS AND METHODS The study was conducted in Kiaria sublocation, January 1994-
May 1995. The sublocation is located about fifty kilometers northwest of Nairobi. It is an …

It was surveyed the use of pesticides in 40 rural properties in the municipality of Cachoeiras
de Macacu, State of Rio de Janeiro, in 1997. The collection of data in the field was done …

A determinação de situações de riscos na população que faz uso de agrotóxico é complexa.
O objetivo desse estudo foi conhecer o contexto social, econômico e cultural e algumas das …