Executive Summary The NMDOH developed conclusions and recommendations about the potential association of pesticide exposure and Parkinson's disease (PD) based on the literature assessed. Two main categories were analyzed: studies without genetic interactions and studies with genetic interactions. Within these two categories, the following categories of pesticides were identified: 1) general, 2)...

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BACKGROUND Agricultural pesticide self-poisoning is a major public health problem in rural Asia. The use of safer household pesticide storage has been promoted to prevent deaths, but there is no evidence of effectiveness. We aimed to test the effectiveness of lockable household containers for prevention of pesticide self-poisoning. METHODS We did a community-based, cluster-randomised controll...

The competitive adsorption of the cationic pesticide chlordimeform and the heavy metal zinc on montmorillonite was studied. For different concentrations of Zn used, chlordimeform decreases (in relation to Zn-free treatments) when the pesticide is adsorbed simultaneously with the metal, but increases when Zn is adsorbed previously to chlordimeform. When comparing the Ko values chlordimeform is s...

Contamination of drainage channels and creeks with pesticides used in agriculture is of major concern in south eastern Australia. In this study the stream pesticide model RIVWQ version 2.02 was assessed for its applicability to simulate pesticide fate in drainage channels. The model was successfully calibrated against field data collected on flows and pesticide concentrations for a drainage cha...

There are potentially many situations in which creatures will be subject to infrequent but regular culling. In terms of controlling crop pests, some farmers may only be able to afford to apply pesticides occasionally. Alternatively, pesticides may be applied only occasionally to limit their unwelcome side effects, which include pesticide resistance, chemical poisoning of agricultural workers, a...

Beginning in the 1980s, concerns about the deleterious effects of synthetic pesticides have driven a significant Southeast Asian research and development effort directed towards alternative pest control strategies, including the use of microbial control agents. Despite this effort, use of microbial control agents has grown slowly in the region. This is the result of an interplay between interna...