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Impact of Pesticide Exposure among Rural and Urban Female Population. An Overview

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  • Bouchra Dahiri

    (Area of Toxicology, Department of Nutrition and Bromatology, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • José Martín-Reina

    (Area of Toxicology, Department of Nutrition and Bromatology, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Pilar Carbonero-Aguilar

    (Area of Toxicology, Department of Nutrition and Bromatology, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • José Raúl Aguilera-Velázquez

    (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Juan Bautista

    (Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

  • Isabel Moreno

    (Area of Toxicology, Department of Nutrition and Bromatology, Toxicology and Legal Medicine, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Sevilla, 41012 Sevilla, Spain)

Abstract

Pesticides are substances that have become widely used in agriculture and the human exposure to these substances may cause adverse health outcomes. Non-occupational exposure to them can come from many sources, such as food or water. For occupational exposure, many studies have been conducted in men, as they have been mostly in charge of work related to these substances. Nonetheless, the information available concerning the exposure in women is very scarce. In addition, an important differentiation between rural and urban areas has been established, rural areas being known as the most exposed ones due to plantation fields. However, the application of higher concentrations of herbicides in small urban areas is taking a lot of importance currently as well. Regardless of gender, the conditions of exposure, and the environment, the exposure to these pesticides can have different effects on health from early life stages, resulting in different outcomes ranging from neurodevelopmental effects in newborns to different types of cancers. In this review, we discussed the toxicity of the most commonly used pesticides and the main impact on the health of the general population, focusing mainly on the effect in women from both rural and urban areas, and the different stages of development, from pregnancy or lactation to the outcomes of these exposures for their children.

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  • Bouchra Dahiri & José Martín-Reina & Pilar Carbonero-Aguilar & José Raúl Aguilera-Velázquez & Juan Bautista & Isabel Moreno, 2021. "Impact of Pesticide Exposure among Rural and Urban Female Population. An Overview," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(18), pages 1-17, September.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:18:p:9907-:d:639608
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    1. Mar Requena-Mullor & Angeles Navarro-Mena & Ruqiong Wei & Olga López-Guarnido & David Lozano-Paniagua & Raquel Alarcon-Rodriguez, 2021. "Evaluation of Gonadal Alterations in a Population Environmentally Exposed to a Mixture of Endocrine Active Pesticides," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(5), pages 1-11, February.
    2. Jose Martin-Reina & Alfredo G. Casanova & Bouchra Dahiri & Isaías Fernández & Ana Fernández-Palacín & Juan Bautista & Ana I. Morales & Isabel Moreno, 2021. "Adverse Health Effects in Women Farmers Indirectly Exposed to Pesticides," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(11), pages 1-17, May.
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    1. Haruna Musa Moda & Daniel Mensah Anang & Newton Moses & Felix Mandoli Manjo & Victoria Ibukun Joshua & Nwadike Christopher & Paulina Doka & Mela Danjin, 2022. "Pesticide Safety Awareness among Rural Farmers in Dadinkowa, Gombe State, Nigeria," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(21), pages 1-10, October.

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