BACKGROUND Globally, there is a growing concern over pesticides use, which has been linked to self-harm and suicide. However, there is paucity of research on the epidemiology of pesticides poisoning in Nepal. This study is aimed at assessing epidemiological features of pesticides poisoning among hospital-admitted cases in selected hospitals of Chitwan District of Nepal. METHODS A hospital-bas...

Integrated pest management (IPM) is a method of reducing economic, human health, and environmental risks from pests and pest management strategies. There are questions about the long-term success of IPM programs in relation to continued use of pesticides in agriculture. Total pounds of pesticides applied is a mis-measure of the impact of IPM in agriculture. A more complete measurement of the lo...

among several pests of rice as one of the main agricultural products in iran, rice borer, chilo suppressalis is one of the most important pests of this crop. use of pesticides coincided with the occurrence of this pest in the northern region of iran in 1972. at present in order to control this pest, more than 12000 tones of pesticides granules are used annually. ecological effects of pesticides...

The National Exposure Research Laboratory of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conducts research to measure exposure of individuals to chemical pollutants through the diet. In support of this research, methods are being evaluated for the determination of pesticides in dietary composite samples. In the present study, Soxhlet, blender, microwave-assisted, pressurized fluid, and supercritic...

BACKGROUND Deliberate self-poisoning with agricultural pesticides is the commonest means of suicide in rural Asia. It is mostly impulsive and facilitated by easy access to pesticides. The aim of this large observational study was to investigate the immediate source of pesticides used for self-harm to help inform suicide prevention strategies such as reducing domestic access to pesticides. MET...

A modified method for the simultaneous determination of 33 organophosphorus pesticides in agricultural crops was presented. After extraction of samples with acetonitrile, the pesticides are transfered into 20% dichloromethane in benzene, cleaned up by charcoal column chromatography, and then determined simultaneously by the gas liquid chromatography with a flame photometric detector using the c...

Six million children live in poverty in America's inner cities. These children are at high risk of exposure to pesticides that are used extensively in urban schools, homes, and day-care centers for control of roaches, rats, and other vermin. The organophosphate insecticide chlorpyrifos and certain pyrethroids are the registered pesticides most heavily applied in cities. Illegal street pesticide...

aims: in regard to increasing greenhouse area in iran followed by increased use of pesticides and contaminated crops, this study aimed to determine the frequency and types of consumed pesticides in kashan region, iran, greenhouses. instrument & methods: in this descriptive study in 2011-2012, samples was entered by census method. at the first step, a list of greenhouses was obtained from agricu...