Toxicology and Industrial Health
Volume 9, Issue 5, 1993, Pages 913-959

Environmental equity and pesticide exposure (Conference Paper)

Moses M.* , Johnson E.S. , Anger W.K. , Burse V.W. , Horstman S.W. , Jackson R.J. , Lewis R.G. , Maddy K.T. , McConnell R. , Meggs W.J. , Zahm S.H.
  • a Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • b Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • c Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • d Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • e Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • f Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • g Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • h Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • i Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • j Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States
  • k Migrant Farmworker Health Study, P.O. Box 420870, San Francisco, CA 94142, United States

Abstract

Although people of color and low-income groups bear a disproportionate share of the health risks from exposure to pesticides, research attention has been meager, and data on acute and chronic health effects related to their toxic exposures are generally lacking. Increased resources are needed both to study this issue and to mitigate problems already identified. People of color should be a major research focus, with priority on long-term effects, particularly cancer, neurodevelopmental and neurobehavioral effects, long- term neurological dysfunction, and reproductive outcome. Suitable populations at high risk that have not been studied include noncertified pesticide applicators and seasonal and migrant farm workers, including children.

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epidemiological data cancer risk agricultural chemical neurotoxicity pesticide socioeconomics Conference Paper environmental health race difference agricultural worker income human health care quality
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DOI: 10.1177/074823379300900512
ISSN: 07482337
Cited by: 108
Original Language: English