Reduced neurobehavioral functioning in agricultural workers and rural inhabitants exposed to pesticides in northern Chile and its association with blood biomarkers inhibition.

Muriel Ramírez-SantanaLiliana Zúñiga-VenegasSebastián CorralNel RoeleveldHans GroenewoudKoos Van der VeldenPaul T J ScheepersFloria C Pancetti

Published in: Environmental health : a global access science source (2020)

Long-term occupational or environmental exposure to pesticides caused impairment in neurobehavioral functioning, which worsened during the spraying season, mainly in EE. BChE inhibition was the best predictor for seasonal neurobehavioral changes in EE.

Keyphrases

risk assessment
human health
gas chromatography
south africa
heavy metals
climate change
mass spectrometry
liquid chromatography