Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa
A study on the use of pesticides in market-gardening production was carried out on 108 market-gardeners in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Southern Benin. The objective of the study was to characterize the potential risks of pesticides usage by farmers and the impacts on their health and on the environment. Two risk indexes were calculated for each pesticide: an environmental risk index (ERI) and a health risk index (HRI). First stage larva of the mosquito Aedes ae-gypti were used as bio-indicator for detecting insecticide residue in vegetable before their harvesting on the farms. The highest ERI were obtained for carbofuran, chlorpyriphos ethyl and endosulfan. Pesticide residues were found in 42% of the samples of leaves of eggplant, cucumber, amaranth and solanum. Vegetables growers used pesticides that may be highly hazardous and which were not registered in most cases. These situations could have unexpected consequences including the exposure of consumers to health hazards.
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dig-cirad-fr-5666432024-01-28T20:57:38Z http://agritrop.cirad.fr/566643/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/566643/ Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa. Ahouangninou Claude, Martin Thibaud, Edorh Patrick, Bio-Bangana Sahabi, Samuel Onil, St-Laurent Louis, Dion Sylvain, Fayomi Benjamin. 2012. Journal of Environmental Protection, 3 (3) : 241-248.https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2012.33030 <https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2012.33030> Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa Ahouangninou, Claude Martin, Thibaud Edorh, Patrick Bio-Bangana, Sahabi Samuel, Onil St-Laurent, Louis Dion, Sylvain Fayomi, Benjamin eng 2012 Journal of Environmental Protection Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires P02 - Pollution H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales S50 - Santé humaine pesticide danger pour la santé agriculteur consommateur impact sur l'environnement légume résidu animal indicateur Aedes aegypti http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34013 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28315 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8174 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6518 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24184 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30482 Bénin http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 A study on the use of pesticides in market-gardening production was carried out on 108 market-gardeners in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Southern Benin. The objective of the study was to characterize the potential risks of pesticides usage by farmers and the impacts on their health and on the environment. Two risk indexes were calculated for each pesticide: an environmental risk index (ERI) and a health risk index (HRI). First stage larva of the mosquito Aedes ae-gypti were used as bio-indicator for detecting insecticide residue in vegetable before their harvesting on the farms. The highest ERI were obtained for carbofuran, chlorpyriphos ethyl and endosulfan. Pesticide residues were found in 42% of the samples of leaves of eggplant, cucumber, amaranth and solanum. Vegetables growers used pesticides that may be highly hazardous and which were not registered in most cases. These situations could have unexpected consequences including the exposure of consumers to health hazards. article info:eu-repo/semantics/article Journal Article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://agritrop.cirad.fr/566643/1/document_566643.pdf application/pdf Cirad license info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess https://agritrop.cirad.fr/mention_legale.html https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2012.33030 10.4236/jep.2012.33030 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.4236/jep.2012.33030 info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/purl/https://doi.org/10.4236/jep.2012.33030 |
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Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires P02 - Pollution H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales S50 - Santé humaine pesticide danger pour la santé agriculteur consommateur impact sur l'environnement légume résidu animal indicateur Aedes aegypti http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34013 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28315 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8174 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6518 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24184 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30482 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires P02 - Pollution H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales S50 - Santé humaine pesticide danger pour la santé agriculteur consommateur impact sur l'environnement légume résidu animal indicateur Aedes aegypti http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34013 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28315 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8174 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6518 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24184 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30482 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 Ahouangninou, Claude Martin, Thibaud Edorh, Patrick Bio-Bangana, Sahabi Samuel, Onil St-Laurent, Louis Dion, Sylvain Fayomi, Benjamin Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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A study on the use of pesticides in market-gardening production was carried out on 108 market-gardeners in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Southern Benin. The objective of the study was to characterize the potential risks of pesticides usage by farmers and the impacts on their health and on the environment. Two risk indexes were calculated for each pesticide: an environmental risk index (ERI) and a health risk index (HRI). First stage larva of the mosquito Aedes ae-gypti were used as bio-indicator for detecting insecticide residue in vegetable before their harvesting on the farms. The highest ERI were obtained for carbofuran, chlorpyriphos ethyl and endosulfan. Pesticide residues were found in 42% of the samples of leaves of eggplant, cucumber, amaranth and solanum. Vegetables growers used pesticides that may be highly hazardous and which were not registered in most cases. These situations could have unexpected consequences including the exposure of consumers to health hazards. |
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Q03 - Contamination et toxicologie alimentaires P02 - Pollution H01 - Protection des végétaux - Considérations générales S50 - Santé humaine pesticide danger pour la santé agriculteur consommateur impact sur l'environnement légume résidu animal indicateur Aedes aegypti http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_5739 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_34013 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_2805 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_28315 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24420 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_8174 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_6518 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_24184 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_30482 http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_875 |
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Ahouangninou, Claude Martin, Thibaud Edorh, Patrick Bio-Bangana, Sahabi Samuel, Onil St-Laurent, Louis Dion, Sylvain Fayomi, Benjamin |
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Ahouangninou, Claude Martin, Thibaud Edorh, Patrick Bio-Bangana, Sahabi Samuel, Onil St-Laurent, Louis Dion, Sylvain Fayomi, Benjamin |
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Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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Characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of Tori-Bossito in Benin, West Africa |
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characterization of health and environmental risks of pesticide use in market-gardening in the rural city of tori-bossito in benin, west africa |
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