IMPACT OF THE USE OF PESTICIDES BY RURAL WORKERS IN BRAZIL

Brazil is the third largest market and the eighth largest consumer of pesticides per hectare in the world, with herbicides and insecticides accounting for 60% of the products traded in the country. The use of pesticides has increased worldwide in the last decades, which may represent a risk for seve...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Majolo, Claudete Rempel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental 2018-12-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Ciências Ambientais
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Online Access:http://rbciamb.com.br/index.php/Publicacoes_RBCIAMB/article/view/26