Background Suicide using pesticides as agent is recognized as a major cause of pesticide
poisoning. Methods A literature review of mortality and morbidity studies related to suicide …

In developing countries, chemical mixtures within the vicinity of small-scale enterprises,
smelters, mines, agricultural areas, toxic waste disposal sites, etc., often present a health …

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 …

Large worker populations in the Third World are exposed to increasing amounts of
pesticides, including pesticides severely restricted and banned in industrialized countries …

Acute pesticide poisoning is a major public health problem in Sri Lanka. In several
agricultural districts, it precedes all other causes of death in government hospitals. Most of …

Surveys of those applying pesticides in Cameroon was made as an initial part of a
programme to introduce the adoption of minimum requirements for pesticide application …

Pesticide use is one of the most significant occupational exposures for agricultural workers
in the Amazon basin of Ecuador. A structured questionnaire was developed focusing on …

In response to growing consumer concerns, developed‐country governments have reduced
permissible pesticide residue levels in food. Many food retailers have developed even more …

The food safety scandals of the 1990s have led developed country governments and retailer
to enact strict international food safety standards (IFSS) covering four broad areas; pesticide …

Soil-dwelling pests are generally poorly documented in East Africa due to their cryptic
nature, which complicates monitoring, so the aim of this review is to compile and elucidate …