Pulmonary function assessment among conventional and organic cotton farmers exposed to pesticides in the Central-West region of Burkina Faso.
Jean Noël Dado KousséSylvain IlboudoAbdoul Risgou OuédraogoJean Claude Romaric Pingdwindé OuédraogoMoritz HunsmannGeoffroy Gueswindé OuédraogoMoussa OuédraogoRasmané SemdéSylvin OuédraogoPublished in: International archives of occupational and environmental health (2024)
Chronic respiratory signs and ventilatory impairments were found among conventional and, to our knowledge, for the first time among organic cotton producers. However, these health effects were more prevalent among conventional cotton farmers than organic ones.