Salāmat-i kār-i Īrān (Apr 2006)
Assessment of the relationship between pesticide and theireffects on farmerhealth in various state
Abstract
Background and Aims: Considering population growth and resource limitation in agriculturefield and essential requirement to increase agriculture products, importance of logical againstpests is obvious. These programs must consider farmers, community and environment health.There are many way to combat against pests, and chemical poisons are the most method that areused.Human exposure occur in different way during use of pesticide and their residual in environment.Pesticide don't act selectively, this means that they have effect on not subject (e.g. human) as likeas they have effect on pests.According to Iran statistic center, 25.9% of economical efforts, and 26% of worker with age morethan 10 year in this country areMethod: The amount of sailed pesticide has reached to 27.2 thousand tons. In this research 50%of samples (farmer) were illiterate, and their average work experience was between 18 and 26year. In different area according to kind of product and effectiveness specific poisons was used.Results: For example in Rafsnajan and Savojbolagh, more than 25% of used pesticide wereorganophosphores. Also 68% of farmers did not use any personal protective equipment. Just 25%of farmers said that can understand printed in formation on pesticide tables 55% of farmers leftvessel of pesticides in environment and just 27% of them burned or landfill the vessels.Conclusion :According to these result, we recommend to make a educational package consist ofpesticide and their uses, the way of management their short and long term effects, the way ofeffective use of personal protective equipments, and the necessary act after use of vessel. Thisshould be done under sight of special units and experts. This package must be in Farsi language,easy to understand, and if possible in local language. Employer and managers have to givepersonal protective equipment to farmers and aware farmers about emergency act and give themeducation regarding burning and landfill poison's vessels in a suitable hygienic way.
