Reduced neurobehavioral functioning in agricultural workers and rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in northern Chile and its association with blood biomarkers inhibition

Reduced neurobehavioral functioning in agricultural workers and rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in northern Chile and its association with blood biomarkers inhibition

Abstract Background Previous biomonitoring studies have shown that people in the rural population of Coquimbo, the major agricultural area in northern Chile are being occupationally and environmentally exposed to organophosphate/carbamate (OP/CB) pesticides. Given their harmful effects, this study h...

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Main Authors: Muriel Ramírez-Santana, Liliana Zúñiga-Venegas, Sebastián Corral, Nel Roeleveld, Hans Groenewoud, Koos Van der Velden, Paul T. J. Scheepers, Floria Pancetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-07-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Neurobehavioral performance
Organophosphate
Pesticide
Occupational health
Environmental health
Agricultural work
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-020-00634-6

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