Prospection of epidemiological profiles of exogenous pesticide poisoning in the States of the Northern Region of Brazil in the years 2007 to 2020

Railton Dias Gomes, João Victor Gomes Oliveira

Abstract

Due to the high level of contamination caused by the application of pesticides in the agricultural sector, the need for studies become necessary regarding the risks faced by those who carry out rural activities. Commonly used pesticides enable high efficiency, bringing the possibility of preventing, destroying, repelling and inhibiting the occurrence or effect of harmful organisms to crops, leaving Brazil in the first positions in the world in agricultural production. However, the high efficiency brought negative points to human health due to excessive contact with agrochemicals, generating from mild cases of exogenous to severe poisoning. In this sense, the work aims to carry out a retrospective epidemiological study of pesticide poisoning in the North of Brazil, reflecting on possible causal factors. From the results obtained, it was possible to infer that the groups of individuals most affected are males, aged between 20 and 39 years, with brown skin color and evolving to cure without sequelae. The prominent role of the State of Tocantins in incidence rates was also noted. In this general perspective, points are established that must be evaluated by the competent authorities regarding the use of PPE's and inspection of the use of pesticides.

Author Biographies

Railton Dias Gomes, Universidade de Gurupi

Graduado em Medicina pela Universidade de Gurupi (Unirg).

João Victor Gomes Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Tocantins

Graduated in Bioprocess and Biotechnology Engineering from the Federal University of Tocantins (2018) and a Master's Degree in Agroenergy from the same university (2021). Has experience in Biochemistry, acting on the following subjects: enzyme immobilization for the synthesis of biofuels, polymer optimizations for pharmacological applications in the controlled release system and mass balance optimizations for circular economy and bioeconomy analyses. He was a CNPq Scientific Initiation and Monitoring Scholarship for 4 years, in Biotechnology and Chemistry Projects, and a CNPq Scholarship at Masters level.

Published
2021-12-08