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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 ...
Variación estacional y características fisicoquímicas e hidrológicas que influyen en los macroinvertebrados acuáticos, en un río tropical
(Universidad de Costa Rica, Costa Rica, 2020-10-22)
Introduction: The distribution of aquatic macroinvertebrates in rivers may be determined by the type of substrate, the shape of the river channel, the hydrological regime, and interactions with biotic and abiotic factors. ...
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 ...
Prevalence and Clinical Profi le of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection among Farmworkers, California, USA, June–November 2020
(Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2021-05)
During the ongoing coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
pandemic, farmworkers in the United States are consid ered essential personnel and continue in-person work.
We conducted prospective surveillance for severe acut ...
Environmental Health Threats to Latino Migrant Farmworkers
(Annual Reviews Inc., 2021-01-04)
Approximately 75% of farmworkers in the United States are Latino migrants, and about 50% of hired farmworkers do not have authorization to work in the United States. Farmworkers face numerous chemical, physical, and ...
Informality, social citizenship, and wellbeing among migrant workers in Costa Rica in the context of COVID-19
(Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2022-05-20)
Costa Rica is home to 557,000 migrants, whose disproportionate exposure to precarious, dangerous, and informal work has resulted in persistent inequities in health and wellbeing in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. We ...
Cambios en la superficie sembrada de palma aceitera en el cantón de Osa, Puntarenas. Período 2014-2018
(Universidad Nacional, Costa Rica, 2020-06-29)
El cultivo de palma aceitera muestra un acelerado crecimiento a nivel mundial. Según datos oficia-les, solo en la región latinoamericana se evidencia un crecimiento del 150,8% en el área cultivada de palma de aceite al ...
Classification of aquatic macroinvertebrates in flow categories for the adjustment of the LIFE Index to Costa Rican rivers
(Elsevier, 2020-08-26)
The LIFE Index can be useful to determine the effect of changes in river flow on the community of aquatic macroinvertebrates and as a tool for the implementation of environmental flows. This study demonstrates how to ...
Early Toxic Effects in a Central American Native Fish (Parachromis dovii) Exposed to Chlorpyrifos and Difenoconazole
(Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 2021-03-18)
In Costa Rica, agriculture is one of the most important economic activities. Chlorpyrifos and difenoconazole have been identified as agrochemicals widely used in banana and pineapple crops in the Caribbean area of the ...
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 ...