Spatial distribution of pesticide use in Brazil: a strategy for Health Surveillance

The intensive use of pesticides in Brazilian agriculture is a public health issue due to contamination of the environment, food and human health poisoning. The study aimed to show the spatial distribution of the planted area of agricultural crops, the use of pesticides and related health problems, a...

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Published in:	Ciência & saude coletiva Vol. 22; no. 10; pp. 3281 - 3293
Main Authors:	Pignati, Wanderlei Antonio, Lima, Francco Antonio Neri de Souza E, Lara, Stephanie Sommerfeld de, Correa, Marcia Leopoldina Montanari, Barbosa, Jackson Rogério, Leão, Luís Henrique da Costa, Pignatti, Marta Gislene
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English Portuguese Spanish
Published:	Brazil Associacao Brasileira de Pos-Graduacao em Saude Coletiva - ABRASCO 01.10.2017
Subjects:	Agriculture - statistics & numerical data Brazil - epidemiology Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring - methods Environmental Pollution - adverse effects Environmental Pollution - analysis Humans Pesticides - analysis Pesticides - poisoning Public Health Brasil
ISSN:	1413-8123, 1678-4561, 1678-4561
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