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Published in Ana Maria Osorio, Lynn R. Goldman, Proceedings from the Medical Workshop on Pesticide-Related Illnesses from the International Conference on Pesticide Exposure and Health, 2017
Lynn R. Goldman, Ana Maria Osorio
Prevention of acute pesticide intoxication is an important issue worldwide. However, the lesser known pesticide-related chronic health hazards are of at least equal importance. There are many challenges to understanding the chronic health effects of pesticides, such as the hundreds of pesticide active ingredients and other ingredients that part of the product formulations, the nature of the temporal association between pesticide exposure and chronic health effects (due to latency between exposure and clinically detectable effects), and the absence of biological markers for chronic exposures for most pesticides. Nonetheless, there is much that is known about the chronic pesticide-related effects. For this reason, this special issue of the Journal of Agromedicine provides a timely review of both the acute and chronic effects of pesticides on human health.
The association between 1,3-dichloropropene and asthma emergency department visits in California, USA from 2005 to 2011: a bidirectional-symmetric case crossover study
Published in Journal of Asthma, 2020
Hamed Gharibi, Marcela R. Entwistle, Donald Schweizer, Pooya Tavallali, Ricardo Cisneros
The health effects of residues from 1,3-D are not well understood. Consequently, an understanding of the toxicity of inhaled 1,3-D along with its mode of action and environmental fate after injection into the soil is required. More extensive monitoring of ambient air concentrations of 1,3-D, particularly nearest to the application, is needed to better evaluate the risk of exposure and would be beneficial to protect the health of residents. Considering 1,3-D as an air toxicant and preventing future exposure can help prevent life-threatening health outcomes, including severe asthmatic exacerbations. For asthmatic patients, knowing what triggers their symptoms is fundamental. Identifying pesticides in air as a possible trigger of asthmatic exacerbations may help physicians to instruct asthmatic patients in taking preventive measurements before exposure (i.e. starting medication earlier, remaining indoors during the farming operations). Having an asthma management plan is the best way to control and prevent asthmatic episodes [37]. More transparency and outreach by applicators would allow health professionals and the public to better avoid exposure. Examining the health effects of pesticides as air contaminants can enhance policies and regulations for pesticide use through improved understanding of consequences from exposure.