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Pesticide risk perceptions among bystanders of aerial spraying on bananas in Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2020-07-08)
Little is known about how bystanders perceive risks from pesticide use in areas with frequent aerial spraying of pesticides. This research aims to better understand how bystanders (school workers) from three counties of ...
Passive monitoring techniques to evaluate environmental pesticide exposure: results from the Infant's Environmental Health study (ISA)
(Elsevier, 2020-02-08)
Background: Pesticides used in agriculture may expose populations living nearby. Costa Rica is a major bananaexporting country, its production depends on extensive pesticide use.
Objectives: To evaluate environmental ...
Talleres participativos sobre riesgos en el uso de plaguicidas: Una construcción colectiva e interetaria. Informe Técnico IRET No. 40
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-10)
La zona del Caribe costarricense, en especial el cantón de Matina, se caracteriza por la cantidad de plantaciones agrícolas, dentro los cuales destacan los monocultivos de banano (Llaguno et al., 2014). Este desarrollo se ...
Derechos y obligaciones laborales
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-01-01)
El brochure contiene información del Reglamento sobre Disposiciones para Personas Ocupacionalmente Expuestas a Plaguicidas N° 38371-S-MTSS, Reglamento de salud ocupacional en el manejo y uso de agroquímicos Decreto 41931-MTSS ...
Prenatal pesticide exposure and respiratory health outcomes in the first year of life: Results from the infants’ Environmental Health (ISA) study
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-01-29)
Background: Growing evidence suggests that pesticide exposure may influence respiratory health, but data in young children are very limited. We examined the association of prenatal pesticide exposure with lower respiratory ...
Kidney function in rice workers exposed to heat and dehydration in Costa Rica
(MDPI, 2022-04-19)
The aim of this study was to evaluate heat exposure, dehydration, and kidney function in rice workers over the course of three months, in Guanacaste, Costa Rica. We collected biological and questionnaire data across a ...
Exposure to common-use pesticides, manganese, lead, and thyroidfunction among pregnant women from the Infants' EnvironmentalHealth (ISA) study, Costa Rica
(Elsevier, 2021-10-28)
Background:Pesticides and metals may disrupt thyroid function, which is key to fetal brain development.Objectives:To evaluate if current-use pesticide exposures, lead and excess manganese alter free thyroxine (FT4),freet ...