Riesgos en la salud de agroproductores de tomate riñón por manejo de plaguicidas organofosforados, organoclorados y carbamatos. Comunidad Dandán, Santa Isabel, Azuay. 2014

Abstract

Objective. Identify the health risks of the agriculturists who produce plant tomato under greenhouse in the Community of Dandán, in Santa Isabel, for the usage of agrochemicals. Material and method. Under a descriptive model, forty-nine agriculturists who produce plant tomato in the Community of Dandán, in Santa Isabel, were interviewed to measure their adequate and inadequate knowledge, risk and safe practices about storage, pesticides exposure, usage of the safety equipment, the location of the greenhouse and the disposal of organic and inorganic waste, based on the national and international norms. Results. The population under research is made up of a fifty-five percent of males, whose age frequency is of an average adult, (20 to 40 years), a sixty one percent of them had an elementary education and the thirty-two percent of the group had secondary education. Organophosphate and Carbonate among are the most used active ingredients. The assessment of knowledge and the exposure and storage practices of the agrochemicals were deficient. The location of the greenhouse and the disposal of waste do not comply with the international current recommendations. Conclusions. The agriculturists from Dandán and their relatives who grow the tomato plant are permanently exposed to the risks in health. Their inadequate knowledge and practice determine environmental risks. An intervention in the community of Dandán should be done, this through the use of an agricultural extension technique to raise awareness among the people in the community and to lower the level of risks