Documentary analysis on the impact of the use pesticides on public health in São Mateus do Sul - Paraná

Abstract

The use of various pesticides in Brazil is intense and several products that are banned in other countries, due to their harmful effects, continue to be released, generating impacts in the environmental area and public health. Studies associate pesticides with increased rates of cancer, infertility, kidney and respiratory failure, cardiac arrhythmia, congenital malformations, among others. This work focused on understanding the impact of the use of pesticides on public health, as well as the diseases aggravated by the use of pesticides in the municipality of São Mateus do Sul, Paraná. Bibliographical and documentary research was used with data collection carried out on websites of research and governmental institutes. The analysis of the results demonstrated that the municipality has intense agricultural production with the acquisition of tons of pesticides, especially for soybean production. The presence of prohibited residues was verified, identified in several samples of fruits and vegetables, which were unfit for consumption. Imidacloprid was present in a greater number of samples, classified as highly toxic, and five pesticides banned in other countries and released in Brazil were found, directly affecting public health.