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Mortality among a Cohort of Banana Plantation Workers in Costa Rica
(Taylor & Francis, 2006)
The nematocide 1,2-dibromo-3-chloropropane (DBCP), widely used in Costa Rica during the late 1960s and 1970s, causes sterility in men and is a possible carcinogen. Mortality among a cohort of Costa Rican banana plantation ...
Social movements and risk perception: unions, churches, pesticides and bananas in Costa Rica
(International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health, vol. 19, no. 1 2013, 2013-11-12)
Background: Between 1992 and 2010 in the Costa Rican Caribbean, a social movement coalition called Foro Emau´s sought to change people’s view on problems of high pesticide use in banana production. Objective: To understand ...