PROFESSIONAL RISKS WHEN APPLYING PESTICIDES USING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT: FEATURES AND COMPARATIVE HYGIENIC ASSESSMENT

Relevance. More and more widespread use in the world, Ukraine particular, is acquiring a method of applying pesticides from air using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones). It expected that global agricultural market period 2018 to 2026 growth rate drone will be up +18.5%.
 Objective: hygienic assessment working conditions occupational risks when (UAVs), analysis their features comparison with other most common types treatment agriculture.
 Materials methods. Field studies were carried out 2018–2021. When introducing drug, certified equipment was used: backpack sprayer SOLO-10, trailed boom AMAZON 1201 UF combined an MTZ 82.1 “Belorus” tractor, Agras T16 vehicle for spraying fields produced by DJ company, aircraft AN-2 OZh-2 (with valveless liquid cut-off). Air sampling performed “Typhoon” portable aspirator.
 Results. Analysis calculations determination inhalation azoxystrobin (0.12 ± 0.004) cyproconazole (54.2 1.23); complex (0.52 0.01) (58.4 1, 8) (0.59 showed they are highest signalman indicating direction flight pilot. Reliably lower negative impact environment on health tanker than operator / tractor driver, pilot signalman. Note inhalation, percutaneous, reliably higher only compared data outdoor pesticide introduced air.
 Conclusion. found workers involved processing crops UAVs significantly aviation treatment, same range (rod, fan, knapsack).