Systematic Review of the occupational health hazards in banana plantation workers due to pesticides exposure in the Caribbean Region of Costa Rica from 1999 to 2014

Pesticides are highly used in Costa Rica especially in the Caribbean Region where numbers of banana plantations are located. Different studies have been conducted in the country especially in this region. The following research summarizes the scenario of the occupational exposure to pesticides in Co...

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Autores Principales: Mata, Edgar, Robles, Andrés, Mishra, Dr. SukhDev, Sivaperumal, Dr. P.
Formato: Artículo
Idioma: Español
Publicado: Editorial Tecnológica de Costa Rica (entidad editora) 2018
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Acceso en línea: https://revistas.tec.ac.cr/index.php/tec_marcha/article/view/4092
https://hdl.handle.net/2238/11845
Sumario: Pesticides are highly used in Costa Rica especially in the Caribbean Region where numbers of banana plantations are located. Different studies have been conducted in the country especially in this region. The following research summarizes the scenario of the occupational exposure to pesticides in Costa Rica presented in studies conducted during the years 1999 to 2014. A comparison within the health effects and the pesticides in the banana plantations of the Caribbean Region of Costa Rica is also given.