Evaluation of Health and Environmental Risks of Pesticide Products Used in Market-Gardening in the City of Ngaoundere (Cameroon)

• 作者: Guy Bertrand Noumi Joseph Marie Siéliéchi Thomas Assokeng
• 来源期刊: 农业化学和环境(英文)
• 学科: 医学
• 关键词: PHYTOSANITARY Products Market-Gardening Active INGREDIENTS Sanitary and Environmentally
• 年，卷（期）: 2017,（4）
• 页码范围: 186-198
• 页数: 13页
• 分类号: R73

摘要

The aim of this survey?was to identify the active ingredients of phytosanitary products generally used in the market-gardening, to evaluate the behavior of market gardeners, environmental and sanitary risks link to the use of phytosanitary products. Results revealed that 8 actives ingredients are regularly used: paraquat, atrazine, glyphosate, chlorpyrifos-éthyl, cypermethrin, maneb, mancozeb and diuron. The contamination of running water and rivers is caused by the fact that 81.25% of them are washing their pulverization equipments in these last ones. Moreover, 72.90% release empty packages of pesticides in the farm which will be carried away by running water. 59.09% adopt the overdose strategy in case of insufficient treatment. The inadequate equipment of protection and the consumption of surrounding water by 51.10% represent a danger for the health of market gardeners. Thus, headache and stomachache are the most recorded intoxications.